title: Successful retrieval of coil after unintentional embolization of portal vein system: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tajima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gemma
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakahara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumazaki
mesh_terms: 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