Spontaneous fracture and embolization of an inferior vena cava cannula: is it possible?
We present a case of spontaneous fracture and embolization of the distal part of a cannula into the left inferior lobar artery. The embolized fragment was captured with an angioplasty balloon and extracted through the right atrium appendage. No adverse event related to the embolization was observed and the patient was discharged with no sequelae.
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain carlos.velasco.garcia.de.sierra@sergas.es.
Carlos
C
Velasco Garcia de Sierra
Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
Milagros
M
Marini Díaz
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
Laura
L
Fernández Arias
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
Francisco
F
Estévez Cid
D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods; D000072601:Cannula; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior
Cannula fracture; Cardiac; Intravascular embolization