Successful retrieval of coil after unintentional embolization of portal vein system: a case report.
A rare case of unintentional release of a stainless steel coil into the portal system is reported. The coil migrated into the right portal vein, and the situation was resolved successfully by retrieval of the coil with a homemade loop snare.
Tajima
H
H
Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Gemma
K
K
Hayashi
H
H
Nakahara
M
M
Kumazaki
T
T
D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011169:Portal Vein