title: Percutaneous removal of a Gianturco coil from the pulmonary artery with use of flexible intravascular forceps.
abstract: Inadvertent migration of a stainless steel coil to the right lower lobe pulmonary artery occurred during a varicocele embolization procedure. A percutaneous technique and flexible intravascular forceps were used to retrieve and remove the coil.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Chomyn
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Craven
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Groves
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Durham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014646:Varicocele / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D013193:Stainless Steel