Acute Stent Migration into the Right Ventricle in a Patient with Iliac Vein Stenting

Abstract Endovascular stent placement for chronic postthrombotic iliofemoral venous obstructive lesions is an effective therapeutic option and might be complicated by stent migration. We report a case of a venous stent that was lost from the iliac vein into the right ventricle rescued by emergent op...

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Published in:The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon reports 2018-01, Vol.7 (1), p.e7-e8
Main Authors: Holst, Torulv, Großwendt, Thorsten, Laham, Majd Makarious, Roosta-Azad, Mehdy, Zandi, Afsaneh, Kamler, Markus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cardiopulmonary bypass
Case Report: Cardiac
cpb
endovascular procedures/stents
except pci
heart failure
venous disease
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Summary:Abstract Endovascular stent placement for chronic postthrombotic iliofemoral venous obstructive lesions is an effective therapeutic option and might be complicated by stent migration. We report a case of a venous stent that was lost from the iliac vein into the right ventricle rescued by emergent open-heart surgery.
ISSN:2194-7635
2194-7643
DOI:10.1055/s-0038-1629898