Abstract
Several patients developed sterile inflammation at their radial arterial access site. Pathologic examination of biopsy material from one patient demonstrated a foreign-body reaction to material most likely from the gel-coated arterial access sheath. Surgical excision of the inflamed tissue resulted in healing.
Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects
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Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation
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Coronary Angiography
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Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology
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Erythema / etiology
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Erythema / physiopathology
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Foreign-Body Reaction / complications
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Foreign-Body Reaction / physiopathology*
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Humans
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Male
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Peripheral Vascular Diseases / physiopathology
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Radial Artery / diagnostic imaging
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Radial Artery / physiopathology*
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Radial Artery / surgery
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Surgical Wound Dehiscence / etiology
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Surgical Wound Dehiscence / physiopathology
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Wound Healing / physiology*