title: Port-a-Cath complicated by right atrial thrombus. Minimally invasive thrombectomy without cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: Right atrial thrombosis during chemotherapy is commonly treated conservatively. We describe a minimally invasive surgical procedure to remove a right atrial thrombus in a patient with a history of recurrent lung embolism. Surgery was performed through a mini-thoracotomy without cardiopulmonary bypass during occlusion of both caval veins. Recovery was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Herzchirurgische Klinik, Klinikum Grosshadern der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 München, Germany. Calin.Vicol@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vicol
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nollert
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mair
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reichart
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications; D013908:Thoracotomy; D017131:Thrombectomy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography