Total laparoscopic intra-aortic foreign body retrieval.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.12.016.
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Abstract
Thrombo-embolic risk of intra-aortic foreign bodies (IAFB) is unpredictable. Endovascular retrieval is the treatment of choice but not always feasible. We report a case of total laparoscopic IAFB retrieval in a 37 years old patient. He underwent a percutaneous closure of a septal defect using a Helex device (WL Gore). Migration of the device occurred 6 months after the procedure. Device was located at the aortic bifurcation on CT scan. We performed a total laparoscopic retrieval through a transperitoneal direct approach of the abdominal aorta. Postoperative course was uneventful.
Medical subject headings
- Aorta, Abdominal
- Aortic Diseases
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Device Removal
- Foreign-Body Migration
- Heart Septal Defects
- Laparoscopy
- Vascular Surgical Procedures