Embolization of a prosthetic mitral valve leaflet: localization with intravascular US.
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.
Miller
S F
SF
Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205.
McCowan
T C
TC
Eidt
J F
JF
Cook
J M
JM
Carver
D K
DK
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