Percutaneous retrieval of a migrated coil in the left atrium

Foreign bodies in the left atrium are rare events with potential major complications. We describe the percutaneous retrieval of a coil from the left atrium that migrated there during an embolization procedure for a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.

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Veröffentlicht in:Radiology case reports 2010, Vol.5 (4), p.335, Article 335
Hauptverfasser: Lu, Tri-Linh Christian, Qanadli, Salah Dine
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Foreign bodies in the left atrium are rare events with potential major complications. We describe the percutaneous retrieval of a coil from the left atrium that migrated there during an embolization procedure for a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.2484/rcr.v5i4.335