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Can A Stylette Travel Through The System Only In Upper Inner Leg?
Question: Have you ever heard of lost stylette traveling thru system only to eventually exiting thru upper inner leg/groin area
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Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read your query and understood your concerns.
I haven't heard that such a thing has ever happened. Moreover, it cannot happen.
A complete stylette can't enter the bloody veins. Even if a small particle is detached from the stylette it will travel through blood veins and will reach right cardiac Chambers ending in the lungs.
In such a case it will cause pulmonary embolism which is manifested with chest pain, dyspnea and tachycardia.
As you can see it just can't get out thrugh the inner leg / groin area.
Hope this will be of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu
Following advice...
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read your query and understood your concerns.
I haven't heard that such a thing has ever happened. Moreover, it cannot happen.
A complete stylette can't enter the bloody veins. Even if a small particle is detached from the stylette it will travel through blood veins and will reach right cardiac Chambers ending in the lungs.
In such a case it will cause pulmonary embolism which is manifested with chest pain, dyspnea and tachycardia.
As you can see it just can't get out thrugh the inner leg / groin area.
Hope this will be of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
The wire was removed and it was sent to a lab which came back and was identified as a catheter guide site I am as confused as he physician who pulled it from my leg but I have pics of it trying to poke thru my leg only to poke thru and was pulled the rest of the way out by physician it's weird I know I was nite for 19yrs and never n anything like it before either that's why I put it out there to se. How it could of happened ty
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Detailed Answer:
Hi back,
As i said earlier I never heard that such a thing has happened before. However I would like to have a copy of your medical reports (including lab reports). This way I would be able to give you a more accurate opinion.
Can you please upload the requested data?
I'm waiting for the requested data to be uploaded.
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu
I'm waiting for the requested data to be uploaded!
Detailed Answer:
Hi back,
As i said earlier I never heard that such a thing has happened before. However I would like to have a copy of your medical reports (including lab reports). This way I would be able to give you a more accurate opinion.
Can you please upload the requested data?
I'm waiting for the requested data to be uploaded.
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
There is over 300pages of reports and I can't send thAt much. just wondering if it could of been retained wire from possible heart XXXXXXX (Femoral)
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi back,
Everything is possible during heart catheterization, although such a case isn't reported on medical literature.
Please keep in mind that your case need to be reported (is called case report) by your doctor.
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu
Following advice
Detailed Answer:
Hi back,
Everything is possible during heart catheterization, although such a case isn't reported on medical literature.
Please keep in mind that your case need to be reported (is called case report) by your doctor.
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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