Surgical removal of an atrial septal defect closure device embolized into the pulmonary trunk by port access technique.
It is not obvious to visualize and expose the main trunk of the pulmonary artery through a port access approach. We describe surgical and anesthesiology measures necessary to perform the removal of an atrial septal defect closure device safely and adequately.
De Decker
Christophe
C
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Maria Middelares, Ghent, Belgium. christophededecker@hotmail.com
Hamerlijnck
Ruben
R
Goosens
Dominique
D
Pletinckx
Pieter
P
D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome