Migration of superior vena cava stent.
There has been a recent increase in the use of endovascular prostheses resulting in complex surgical and interventional complications not previously recognised. We report a case of Superior vena cava stenosis treated with a wallstent which migrated to the right atrium, necessitating a combined radiological and surgical approach to retrieve it.
Bagul
Nitin B
NB
Moth
Phillipa
P
Menon
Narayan J
NJ
Myint
Fiona
F
Hamilton
George
G
D000368:Aged; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010690:Phlebography; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*