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Percutaneous retrieval of a migrated coil in the left atrium

Foreign bodies in the left atrium are rare events with potential major complications. We describe the percutaneous retrieval of a coil from the left atrium that migrated there during an embolization procedure for a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lu, Tri-Linh Christian, Qanadli, Salah Dine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4901020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27307876
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v5i4.335
Descripción
Sumario:Foreign bodies in the left atrium are rare events with potential major complications. We describe the percutaneous retrieval of a coil from the left atrium that migrated there during an embolization procedure for a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.