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Tough, but Not Impossible - Retrieval of Large Atrial Septal Occluder Devices Embolized to Left Atrium

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Publisher Akademiai Kiado
Specialty General Medicine
Date 2017 Sep 22
PMID 28932495
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Abstract

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a congenital heart defect that is being increasingly treated using percutaneous interventions. However, these techniques are not devoid of complications. One such complication is device embolization. Removal of such closure device poses tremendous risk and consequent complications both by percutaneous retrieval and surgical removal. Herein, we present two cases of ASDs that were closed using atrial septal occluder, but the devices were subsequently embolized into left atrium. These devices were then percutaneously retrieved without any further complication or injury.

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