Superior Vena Cava Stent Migration into the Pulmonary Artery Causing Fatal Pulmonary Infarction

Journal Article · Tue Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2011 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-010-9812-3· OSTI ID:21608778

Anand, Girija; Lewanski, Conrad R; Cowman, Steven A ^[1]; Jackson, James E ^[2]

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1. Charing Cross Hospital, Department of Clinical Oncology (United Kingdom)
2. Hammersmith Hospital, Department of Radiology (United Kingdom)

Migration of superior vena cava (SVC) stents is a well-recognised complication of their deployment, and numerous strategies exist for their retrieval. To our knowledge, only three cases of migration of an SVC stent to the pulmonary vasculature have previously been reported. None of these patients developed complications that resulted in death. We report a case of SVC stent migration to the pulmonary vasculature with delayed pulmonary artery thrombosis and death from pulmonary infarction. We conclude that early retrieval of migrated stents should be performed to decrease the risk of serious complications.

• OSTI ID: 21608778
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 34, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-010-9812-3; Copyright (c) 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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