Case Reports
14 May 2021
Vol. 43 No. 1 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.4081/pmc.2021.255

Pulling out a broken catheter using interventional radiology in a preterm. Neonatal intensive care

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Neonatology, preterm, pleural drainage, intensive care, interventional radiology
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Ismael José Dorta Luis
ismael2195@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2712-0366
Department of Pediatrics, Nuestra Señora de Candelaria University Hospital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Paloma González Carretero
Department of Neonatology, Nuestra Señora de Candelaria University Hospital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Carmen Luz Marrero Pérez
Department of Neonatology, Nuestra Señora de Candelaria University Hospital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Ignacio Hernández Cabezudo
Department of Radiology, Nuestra Señora de Candelaria University Hospital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Antonio López Figueroa
Department of Pediatric Radiology, Nuestra Señora de Candelaria University Hospital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Andrea González Palau
Department of Pediatrics, Nuestra Señora de Candelaria University Hospital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

There are different indications for the placement of a pleural drainage. It is indicated in a massive pneumothorax or a pleural effusion, and a tunnelled indwelling pleural catheter is put in place. As in any procedure, complications may occur. A broken catheter is a rare one, and when it occurs, it has to be removed by thoracoscopic surgery. This article describes the first case of a removal of a fractured pleural catheter in a preterm newborn with a bilateral pneumothorax using interventional radiology. We propose an alternative way less invasive that could enable a shorter recovery time with fewer complications.

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Pulling out a broken catheter using interventional radiology in a preterm. Neonatal intensive care. (2021). La Pediatria Medica E Chirurgica, 43(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/pmc.2021.255
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