title: Emergent surgical intervention for embolization of atrial septal defect closure device.
abstract: The percutaneous transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect has recently become an increasingly widespread alternative to surgical closure in many centers. Although immediate, short, and intermediate term results of percutaneous transcatheter septal closure are promising, the procedure is not free from inherent complications that could be lethal. We report a case of device embolization necessitating emergent surgical retrieval.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Hak
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyuck
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jeong Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Won-Sang
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Jin-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Young-Hyo
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lim
keywords: Device embolization; Heart septal defects, atrial; Transcatheter closure