Bidirectional manipulation facilitating percutaneous retrieval of Swan-Ganz catheter entrapped in tricuspid valve apparatus.

We present a case of a 69-year-old male patient who, after uneventful coronary artery bypass grafting, had a Swan-Ganz catheter entrapped in the tricuspid apparatus. An original technique to remove the catheter percutaneously was used after unsuccessful attempts using a conventional lasso technique.