Impaction of foreign body in right coronary ostium.
This article deals with the impaction of an angiography catheter in the right coronary ostium and its subsequent retention as a broken foreign body. The case was managed by operative extraction and concomitant CABG. The management of such a case is discussed.
Dal
A
A
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Mohansingh
M P
MP
D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans