Patient with a pre-operative diagnosis including severe aortic stenosis, prior liver transplant and femoral-femoral bypass was admitted to the operating room for placement of a central line (arrowg+ard blue® mac¿ two-lumen central venous access).Surgeon felt guidewire resistance and had to manipulate the wire to get it out.Upon inspection of the guidewire, doctor suspected a piece broke off inside the patient.Doctor placed a new line and clinical staff continued with the planned procedure.After the procedure was finished, clinical staff looked with ultrasound and x-ray and determined a part of the wire was retained inside the patient.Doctors scrubbed in to search for the part of the wire.The surgery was prolonged about 3 hours.The piece was found, taken out and sent to pathology.
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