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- Title
Migration of superior vena cava stent.
- Authors
Bagul, Nitin B.; Moth, Phillipa; Menon, Narayan J.; Myint, Fiona; Hamilton, George
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
LETTERS to the editor; SURGICAL stents
- Publication
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2008, Vol 3, p1
- ISSN
1749-8090
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1186/1749-8090-3-12