Retrieval of coil after unintentional embolization of ileocolic artery.
An unusual case of unintentional release of a spring coil into the superior mesenteric artery is reported. The coil migrated distally into the ileocolic artery, and the situation was successfully resolved by retrieval of the coil with grasping forceps.
D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries; D008875:Middle Aged