Migration of superior vena cava stent

There has been a recent increase in the use of endovascular prostheses resulting in complex surgical and interventional complications not previously recognised. We report a case of Superior vena cava stenosis treated with a wallstent which migrated to the right atrium, necessitating a combined radio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of cardiothoracic surgery 2008-03, Vol.3 (1), p.12-12, Article 12
Hauptverfasser:	Bagul, Nitin B, Moth, Phillipa, Menon, Narayan J, Myint, Fiona, Hamilton, George
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Angioplasty - adverse effects Angioplasty - instrumentation Blood Vessel Prosthesis Care and treatment Complications and side effects Device Removal - methods Diagnosis, Differential Female Follow-Up Studies Foreign-Body Migration - diagnostic imaging Foreign-Body Migration - surgery Humans Letters to the Editor Phlebography Prosthesis Failure Stenosis Stent (Surgery) Stents Superior Vena Cava Syndrome - diagnostic imaging Superior Vena Cava Syndrome - surgery Vena cava
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Zusammenfassung:	There has been a recent increase in the use of endovascular prostheses resulting in complex surgical and interventional complications not previously recognised. We report a case of Superior vena cava stenosis treated with a wallstent which migrated to the right atrium, necessitating a combined radiological and surgical approach to retrieve it.
ISSN:	1749-8090 1749-8090
DOI:	10.1186/1749-8090-3-12