Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2010 Dec;43(6):739-742.

Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency due to Intracardiac Migration of a Stent Inserted into Rt. Subclavian Vein to the Right Ventricle after the Treatment of Central Venous Stenosis

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  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gospel Hospital, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Korea. srcho@kosinmed.or.kr

Abstract

Two stents were placed across the right subclavian vein due to stenosis of the right subclavian vein in a 40-year-old patient with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis. During the follow up period, one of stents migrated into the right ventricle inducing tricuspid valve insufficiency. Percutaneous stent removal had failed and the stent was removed by open heart surgery with Tricuspid valve repair with a good result, and then we report the case.

Keyword

Stents; Tricuspid insufficiency; Tricuspid valve repair

MeSH Terms

Adult
Constriction, Pathologic
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Ventricles
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Renal Dialysis
Stents
Subclavian Vein
Thoracic Surgery
Tricuspid Valve
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
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