title: Percutaneous removal of a metallic foreign body from the wall of the thoracic aorta.
abstract: This report details the percutaneous removal of a metallic foreign body from the wall of the thoracic aorta. The foreign body was presumably swallowed and migrated from the esophagus into the aortic lumen progressively during a period of 10 months. The patient had no adverse consequences from the procedure immediately or in the subsequent 18 months of follow-up.
authors: Division of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
authors: Charles A
authors: CA
authors: Ehlenberger
authors: Peter N
authors: PN
authors: Waybill
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals; D008875:Middle Aged; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals