Retrieval of the Atrial Septal Defect Closure Device Embolized to Pulmonary Artery

Abstract

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is among the most common congenital heart defects in adults. Percutaneous closure of ASD has emerged as an alternative to surgery and has comparable results with those of surgery. Device embolization is a rare but potentially fatal complication of this technique. In this case report, we present the embolization of CARDIA Ultrasept ASD Occluder Device to pulmonary artery which was retrieved surgically and discuss the management of this complication in the light of literature.

Keywords

• Atrial septal defect,embolization,pulmonary artery

Pulmoner Artere Embolize Olan Atriyal Septal Defekt Kapatma Cihazının Çıkartılması

Abstract

Atriyal septal defekt (ASD) erişkinlerde en sık karşılaşılan konjenital kalp anomalileri arasında yer almaktadır. Perkütan girişimle ASD kapatılması cerrahiye alternatif olarak ortaya çıkmıştır ve cerrahi ile karşılaştırılabilir sonuçlar elde edilmiştir. Cihaz embolizasyonu bu tekniğin nadir görülen ancak potansiyel olarak ölümle sonuçlanabilecek bir komplikasyonudur. Bu olgu sunumunda pulmoner artere embolize olan CARDIA Ultrasept cihazın cerrahi olarak çıkartılması sunulmakta ve bu komplikasyonun tedavisinde uygulanabilecek yaklaşımlar literatür bilgisi eşliğinde tartışılmaktadır.

Keywords

• Atriyal septal defekt,embolizasyon,pulmoner arter

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