title: Surgical removal of an atrial septal defect closure device embolized into the pulmonary trunk by port access technique.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Maria Middelares, Ghent, Belgium. christophededecker@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Decker
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hamerlijnck
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goosens
authors.forename: Pieter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pletinckx
mesh_terms: 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