RAPID-HANDLE Technique for Catheter Retrieval From the Pulmonary Artery Using a Homemade Snare With Adjustable Loop.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Percutaneous retrieval of foreign bodies (PRFB) requires effective grasping of the foreign body and its safe removal through the sheath, a process that can be challenging. While both single loop and multi loop snare retrieval methods are available, no standard PRFB method has been established to date. This Technical Note proposes a foreign body removal technique using a homemade snare and an introducer sheath with an adjustable diameter haemostatic valve, named the Reliable grAsPing and secure retrieval of Intravascular foreign boDies with a HomemAde sNare and an introducer sheath with adjustable Diameter haemostatic valve (RAPID-HANDLE technique). This method enables safe, reliable, and efficient PRFB.

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SUBMITTER: Wada N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12269409 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature