Glass intraocular foreign body removal with a nitinol stone basket

Wire basket removal of a large endobronchial foreign body.

Catheter-guided percutaneous heartworm removal using a nitinol basket in dogs with caval syndrome

Carval syndrome is a severe heartworm infection where the worms have migrated to the right atrium and vena cava; this condition is associated with a myriad of clinical signs. Several non-surgical and interventional methods are currently used for mechanical worm removal. However, the success rate and complications related to these methods are heavily dependent on methodology and retrieval device...

Iraq-Iran War-related Intraocular Foreign Body Injuries in Veterans

According to military documents, the incidence of ocular injuries significantly increases. Intraocular foreign body (IOFB) is one of the ocular damages that seriously threats vision. Many ocular injuries occurred in a war between Iran and Iraq from 1980 to 1988. The aim of the present study was to review ocular damages made by IOFB in this war, different methods of treatment and their prognosis.

Overlooked retained intraocular foreign body.

INTRODUCTION The most common cause for litigation against ophthalmologists in a trauma case is a missed intraocular foreign body (IOFB). IOFBs cause internal eye damage, but some will come to rest in the posterior segment of the eye. CASE REPORT We presented a 57-year-old male who was referred to the ophthalmologist due to decreased visual acuity in his left eye. Slit lamp examination of his ...

Massive hemoptysis associated with foreign body removal.

Exsanguinating hemoptysis accompanied removal of an endobronchial foreign body in a 12-year-old child. Preparations to treat this complication should be made prior to removal of any foreign body of prolonged sojourn in the tracheobronchial tree.