Chonnam Med J.  1998 Dec;34(2):329-331.

Percutaneous Retrieval of a Migrated Surgical Drainage Tube in the Chest Wall with the Nitinol Goose Neck Snare

• Kim JK
• Kim YH
• Chung TW
• Jeong YY
• Seo JJ
• Jeong KW
• Park JG
• Kang HK

Abstract

Percutaneous retrieval of extravascular foreign body is rare (1, 2). Its technique is not different from that of an intravascular foreign body. We describe a technique for percutaneous retrieval of a Penrose drainage tube in the chest wall using the nitinol Goose Neck snare.

Keyword

Foreign body; Soft tissue; Percutaneous retrieval

MeSH Terms

Drainage*
Foreign Bodies
Neck*
SNARE Proteins*
Thoracic Wall*
Thorax*
SNARE Proteins