Demirel, AtalayGuven, GulsahOkan, FusunSaygili, Arda2023-02-212023-02-212016-01-0110.5543/tkda.2016.49376https://hdl.handle.net/11443/957http://dx.doi.org/10.5543/tkda.2016.49376A 28-week-old preterm infant with a birth weight of 1250 g had a broken segment of umbilical vein catheter (UVC) lodged in the right atrium. It was observed that a 7-cm fragment of catheter had migrated to the right atrium through the inferior vena cava. The catheter was successfully retrieved by fluoroscopically guided percutaneous cardiac catheterization, using a cobra catheter and snare wire, without complication. Fracture and embolization of UVC is a rare but serious complication. Presently described was a case of fractured and embolized UVC in a very low-birthweight preterm infant, and its successful retrieval via percutaneous endovascular approach.Percutaneous cardiac catheterizationpreterm infantumbilikal vein catheterArticleWOS:000392634300013