title: A case of missing mitral valve leaflet: radiological detection.
abstract: Intravascular foreign bodies may be introduced into the circulation as a complication of minimally invasive or interventional techniques, or during cardiac valve surgery. Prosthetic heart valve leaflets have been rarely described as intravascular foreign bodies. Herein we report a case of prosthetic heart valve leaflet embolization to the aortic bifurcation with computed tomography and ultrasonography findings, and the importance of radiographic imaging in the localization of missing leaflet fragment is pointed out.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Ihsaniye Mahallesi, 123, Cadde 4931, Sokak 33079 Mersin, Turkey. merrad@e-kolay.net
authors.forename: Altan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yildlz
authors.forename: Caner
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: F Demir
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Apaydin
authors.forename: Meltem Nass
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Duce
authors.forename: Hulusi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eğilmez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods