TITLE:
Open Surgery for Retrieval of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Device Embolized into Right Pulmonary Artery
AUTHORS:
Ahmad Al Khaddour, Adelle Dawson, Hussein El Shafei
KEYWORDS:
Patent Foramen Ovate, Atrial Septal Defect, Septal Closure Device, Embolization of the Right Pulmonary Artery, Amplatzer Device, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery,
Vol.7 No.5,
May
25,
2017
ABSTRACT: Percutaneous Patent Foramen
Ovate PFO/Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) closure has become an increasingly
simplified procedure over the past decade. The main advantages of a
percutaneous approach include avoidance of surgery, short procedure time and
hospital stay. Device embolization is seen rarely but it can be fatal. We
report this complication following a percutaneous PFO closure in a 44-year-old
man. The device was embolized into the distal part of the right pulmonary
artery. We removed the device surgically and closed the PFO/ASD.