title: Percutaneous retrieval of a Wallstent from the pulmonary artery following stent migration from the iliac vein.
abstract: Wallstents are being used increasingly in conjunction with balloon dilatation for treatment of iliac vein stenosis. Stent misplacement or migration is a complication of the procedure, and may be symptomatic and warrant repositioning or removal. We report the case of a patient whose iliac vein stenosis was managed with two overlapping Wallstents and was complicated by embolization of one stent into the right ventricle (RV) and the other to the pulmonary artery (PA). This article illustrates percutaneous endovascular removal of a migrated stent from the PA using a jugular and femoral approach.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, 111 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85012, USA. rajivashar@msn.com
authors.forename: Rajiv M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ashar
authors.forename: Eric A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Huettl
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Halligan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002404:Catheterization; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*