Contraceptive Implant Embolism Into the Pulmonary Artery: Thoracoscopic Retrieval.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.08.094.
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Abstract
An 18-year old woman had migration of a subdermal contraceptive implant in a subsegmental branch of her left lower lobe pulmonary artery. She was managed successfully through a conservative surgical approach, as the implant was removed from the pulmonary artery thoracoscopically, thereby avoiding the need of thoracotomy or lung resection.
Medical subject headings
- Contraceptive Agents, Female
- Desogestrel
- Drug Implants
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Thoracoscopy