title: Massage-induced delayed venous stent migration.
abstract: Catheter-directed therapies in chronic deep vein thromboses can help improve leg function by mechanically addressing residual obstruction in lower extremity or pelvic veins, although the reported use of stents in leg veins is relatively unusual. The author reports a case of this type with long-term patency and clinical success, culminating in asymptomatic delayed venous migration of a stent to the right atrium after 3 years. Open heart surgery was required to remove the embedded stent fragments. The attributed mechanism was deep tissue massage of the thigh.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 177 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032, USA. zh50@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Ziv J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Haskal
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*