Effective until September 30, 1996. Airmail rates available on request.* Canadian 7% Goods
and Services Tax, calculated on US base rate, has been added and will be paid by Mosby to …

A new type of foreign body retrieval forceps recently has become available. It consists of
single-or multiple-tooth forceps mounted on a flexible stainless steel 0.038-inch shaft. The …

BACKGROUND:: There are many reports on the complications that occur at the time of
insertion and during the life of central venous indwelling catheters. However, there is no …

Purpose The authors present their experience with the nitinol Goose Neck snare system in
the retrieval of retained foreign bodies in 20 patients. Patients and Methods Foreign bodies …

Over an 11-year period, percutaneous retrieval of intravascular foreign bodies was
performed in 12 patients, using urological forceps and retrieval baskets. No clinically …

C entral venous catheters have been in use since about 1950 and have become regard-ed
as necessary in the care of the critically ill. They are usually insertedinto the superior vena …

Presented is the case of a 36-year-old man using central venous sites for injection of street
drugs. X-ray study revealed numerous retained subcutaneous needles as well as a needle …

A new retrieval device for use in small vessels was evaluated in a canine model. Retrieval
was attempted on 25 coils, three silicone balloons, and five catheter and guide wire …

An umbilical catheter fragment embolus in a neonate was difficult to approach due to fixation
of both ends, in the left atrial appendage and the ductus venosus, respectively. A tip …

A case of spontaneous fracture of the outlet catheter of a totally implanted catheter system
(Port-A-Cath) is presented. The outlet catheter was fractured at the entrance into the left …