title: Embolization of a prosthetic mitral valve leaflet: localization with intravascular US.
abstract: The authors describe a case in which a leaflet from a mitral valve prosthesis embolized to the right external iliac artery. Intravascular ultrasound proved useful in locating the valve fragment prior to and during surgery, allowing for its removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: McCowan
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Eidt
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Carver
mesh_terms: D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D014463:Ultrasonography