The operative management of a displaced atrial septal occluder.
We present a case of a displaced atrial septal defect (ASD) occluder in the left ventricle. We successfully adapted a strategy to remove the device through a single right atrial incision which permitted retrieval of the occluder and the closure of the ASD.
Ulas
Mahmut M
MM
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. mahmutmulas@hotmail.com
Lafci
Gokhan
G
Tasoglu
Irfan
I
Kocabeyoglu
Sabit
S
Uzun
Alper
A
Ozatik
Mehmet A
MA
D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D055989:Septal Occluder Device / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055815:Young Adult