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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Migration of a Progestin Implant into a Pulmonary Artery: Observation of a Case at the Reference Health Center of Commune III of the District of Bamako in Mali

  AUTHORS: Hamady Sissoko, Souma Kodio, Hamidou Albachar, Cheickna Sylla, Salif Diarra, Sidy Moctar Diakité, Mohamed Traoré, Souleymane Traoré, Ibrahim Fomba, Ouncoumba Diarra, Nana Bah, Drissa Diarra, Mahamoudou Coulibaly, Bocary Sidi Koné, Hawa Samaké, Ahmadou Coulibaly, Mamadou Traoré, Seydou Z. Dao, Sitapha Dembélé, Samou Diarra, Konimba Koné, Alou Samaké, Sanogo Siaka Amara

  KEYWORDS: Migration, Implant, Pulmonary Artery, Bamako

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol.14 No.9, September 19, 2024

  ABSTRACT: It was a 36-year-old patient, 5th Pregnancy, 5th Delivery, 4 live children, and I deceased, had a consultation in the department for the removal of implants. Questioning revealed that she had had the implant three years ago without medical follow-up. It was in view of the difficulties in extracting the capsule that the chest X-ray and CT scan carried out concluded that the implant had migrated into a branch of the left pulmonary artery. Therapeutic abstention has been the attitude of cardiovascular surgeons.