Pneumologie
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Case Reports
[Catheter embolisation into the pulmonary artery. Interventional therapy of a rare form of pulmonary embolism].
Embolisation of a foreign body is a rare cause of pulmonary embolism. We report on a 67 year old female suffering from colorectal cancer. ⋯ The foreign body was removed without complications using a nitinol goose neck snare via a transfemoral approach and retrieved percutaneously. The reported procedure is safe, decreases operation and hospitalisation time and should therefore be performed in preference to surgical management whenever possible.