Right atrial migration of nephrostomy catheter

Abstract

Percutaneous tube nephrostomy (PTN) placement is associated with bleeding complications in a small proportion of cases. We study a case of inadvertent renal vein catheterization during PTN tube change with catheter right atrial migration treated by fluoroscopically monitored catheter removal.

Keywords

• nephrostomy
• percutaneous
• catheter
• migration
• right atrium