Minimally invasive removal of a dislocated stent from the right atrium after previous CABG.
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.
Walles
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Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Klima
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Lichtenberg
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Ruhparwar
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Shiraga
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Haverich
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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