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A rare case of severe tricuspid regurgitation caused by detached stent falling into the right ventricle after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

BACKGROUND: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an important method to alleviate cirrhotic portal hypertension. But the falling and fracture of the stent which detaches into the heart is a potentially fatal threat. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of severe tricuspid regurgit...

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Autores principales: Xiong, Feng, Tan, Kunyue, Cheng, Lijian, Luo, Yong, Zhao, Zhengkai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8933977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35305677
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-01794-x