title: Minimally invasive retrieval of patent foramen ovale closure device after device migration to the descending aorta.
abstract: Percutaneous treatment of patent foramen ovale with a septal closure device has become a common procedure, but it is associated with various complications. Migration of the device is uncommon, and migration through the aortic valve into the aorta is rare. Managing the migration of a patent foramen ovale occluder can be challenging; it usually requires surgical retrieval of the foreign body. We report a rare case in which a patient experienced migration of a large patent foramen ovale closure device to the descending aorta. Rarer still was its successful percutaneous management.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, Michigan 48341, USA. drasbasoor@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Abhijeet S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Basoor
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Cotant
authors.forename: Abdul R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Halabi
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: DeGregorio
authors.forename: Haroon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chughtai
authors.forename: Kiritkumar C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001027:Aortography; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020878:Device Removal; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005260:Female; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography