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Open Access 01-12-2008 | Letters to the Editor

Migration of superior vena cava stent

Authors: Nitin B. Bagul, Phillipa Moth, Narayan J. Menon, Fiona Myint, George Hamilton

Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Issue 1/2008

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Abstract

There has been a recent increase in the use of endovascular prostheses resulting in complex surgical and interventional complications not previously recognised. We report a case of Superior vena cava stenosis treated with a wallstent which migrated to the right atrium, necessitating a combined radiological and surgical approach to retrieve it.
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Title
Migration of superior vena cava stent
Authors
Nitin B. Bagul
Phillipa Moth
Narayan J. Menon
Fiona Myint
George Hamilton
Publication date
01-12-2008
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery / Issue 1/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-3-12
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