Infant who has just had a right lower extremity PICC line removed which upon measuring was seen to be shorter than it should have been

Cardiovascular
Lower extremity radiograph of retained PICC line fragment
AP radiograph of the right lower extremity shows a retained fragment of a PICC line in the posterior soft tissues of the right calf.

The diagnosis was peripherally inserted catheter malfunction with a retained fragment of the removed PICC line in the right calf.

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