Endovascular retrieval of a broken distal ventriculoatrial shunt catheter within the heart: illustrative case.

Background: Displacement of a distal catheter of a ventriculoatrial (VA) shunt is a rare complication and can lead to a challenging extraction requiring endovascular retrieval of the distal catheter.

Observations: The authors describe a patient in whom the distal catheter of the VA shunt had become displaced and traveled through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricular outflow tract.

Lessons: In this case report, the authors present a multidisciplinary approach to retrieving a displaced distal catheter from a VA shunt.