Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2010 Feb;43(1):100-103.
Intracardiac Migration of a Renal Stent from the Left Renal Vein to the Right Ventricle during the Treatment of Nutcracker Syndrome: A case report
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, College of Medicine, Keimyung University, Korea. sy56218@dsmc.or.kr
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, College of Medicine, Keimyung University, Korea.
Abstract
- We report her on a rare case of a renal stent that migrated into the right ventricle in a patient with nutcracker syndrome. A 29-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital and she was suffering from flank pain. The computed tomography of the abdomen demonstrated that the left renal vein was compressed between the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery (nutcracker syndrome). A self expandable stent was placed across the left renal vein for treating her nutcracker syndrome. The next day after the procedure, the follow up chest radiograph showed that the displaced stent had migrated into the right ventricle. After percutanous endovascular stent removal had failed, the stent was ultimately removed by performing cardiac surgery. At the 6th postoperative month, there have been no abdominal or cardiac symptoms.
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