title: Surgical removal of endovascular stent after migration to the right ventricle following right subclavian vein deployment for treatment of central venous stenosis.
abstract: Central venous stenosis or occlusion occurs in 11-50% of hemodialysis patients with prior subclavian vein cannulation and ipsilateral fistula or shunt. Most patients are asymptomatic but some require treatment to reduce the risk of thrombosis and improve inadequate hemodialysis pressure. In these cases, endovascular intervention, including ballooning and stenting, is a feasible strategy for selected patents. We report an unusual case of a 40-year-old man on hemodialysis that underwent endovascular stenting to treat right subclavian vein stenosis and experienced stent migration to the right ventricle, requiring surgical removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Busan Veterans Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Wook
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Il-Soo
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ji-Ung
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ji-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cheon
authors.forename: Seon-Kwang
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung-Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Su-Hong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sea-Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sung-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cho