Emergent Surgical Intervention for Embolization of Atrial Septal Defect Closure Device.
10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.5.320
- Author:
Young Hak KIM
1
;
Hyuck KIM
;
Sung Jin KIM
;
Jeong Ho KANG
;
Won Sang CHUNG
;
Jin Ho SHIN
;
Young Hyo LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Korea. yhkim@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Heart septal defects, atrial;
Transcatheter closure;
Device embolization
- MeSH:
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2012;45(5):320-322
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The percutaneous transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect has recently become an increasingly widespread alternative to surgical closure in many centers. Although immediate, short, and intermediate term results of percutaneous transcatheter septal closure are promising, the procedure is not free from inherent complications that could be lethal. We report a case of device embolization necessitating emergent surgical retrieval.
