title: Aggregation of BioGlue(®) presenting as a right atrial mass: a case report.
abstract: Use of biological glue during cardiovascular surgery is a common practice, rarely associated with immediate or long-term complications. We present a patient with a right atrial mass as a long-term complication associated with the use of biological glue. Surgical exploration revealed the mass to be an unabsorbed and infected aggregate of biological glue used to stop bleeding from a friable right atrium during previous surgery.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramineni
authors.forename: Tapasya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mandalapu
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chernobelsky
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D011506:Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: C472676:Bio-glue; D011506:Proteins; D014014:Tissue Adhesives