title: Emergency surgery for embolisation of Amplatzer device into the left atrium.
abstract: Occlusion of secundum atrial septal defects (ASD) by means of percutaneous transcatheter systems is increasingly used in clinical practice. A variety of different types and models of septal occluder devices are available nowadays, amongst which the Amplatzer device (Amplatzer Medical, Golden Valley, MN, U.S.A.), is regarded as one of increasing popularity. We report a case of attempted percutaneous transcatheter closure of a large ASD in an 11-year-old boy, complicated by device embolisation to the left atrium necessitating emergency surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Athens, Greece. ccontraf@panafonet.gr
authors.forename: Constantinos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Contrafouris
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Chatzis
authors.forename: Nicolas M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Giannopoulos
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milonakis
authors.forename: Demetrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bobos
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kirvassilis
authors.forename: George E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Sarris
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D002648:Child; D020878:Device Removal; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male