title: The operative management of a displaced atrial septal occluder.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. mahmutmulas@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mahmut M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ulas
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lafci
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tasoglu
authors.forename: Sabit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kocabeyoglu
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uzun
authors.forename: Mehmet A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ozatik
mesh_terms: 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