title: Minimally invasive removal of a dislocated stent from the right atrium after previous CABG.
abstract: Repeat sternotomy after previous open heart operations constitutes a serious risk factor for cardiac injury, particularly in the presence of a patent internal thoracic artery. We report a case of successful minimally invasive removal of a dislocated subclavian vein stent entangled in the tricuspid valve in a patient 5 years after coronary artery bypass surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Walles
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Klima
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lichtenberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruhparwar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiraga
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haverich
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery