We report the case of a pediatric patient who underwent intra-arterial exploration
and removal of foreign body after an arterial catheter cannula inadvertently fractured
during removal and a fragment remained within the radial artery. The fragment was
visualized using fluoroscopy intraoperatively and was successfully removed from the
common digital artery to the index finger where it had migrated. We present the case
as a rare complication of an exceedingly common procedure with a timely response to
avoid further complication.
Keywords
arterial line - complication - radial artery cannulation - microvascular repair
