TY - JOUR T1 - Fracture of tissue dilator in the femoral vein during insertion of temporary dialysis catheter: a stitch in time can save nine JF - BMJ Case Reports JO - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2021-243835 VL - 14 IS - 7 SP - e243835 AU - Sai Divya Yadavalli AU - Manjunath Maruti Pol AU - Surabhi Vyas AU - Meghana Venkatesh Y1 - 2021/07/01 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/7/e243835.abstract N2 - A 48-year-old man presented to the surgery casualty with 1-day history of broken foreign body during the insertion of dialysis catheter and a failed surgical retrieval. A Doppler ultrasonography of the right groin and lower limb and a noncontrast CT of abdomen and pelvis were performed. Eventhough no intravascular foreign body could be identified on imaging, a decision to re-explore the wound was taken in view of definitive clinical history. A 9.5 cm-long, broken piece of tissue dilator was found inside the right external iliac vein, which was removed through venotomy of the femoral vein. Postoperative recovery was uneventful. ER -