Minimally invasive removal of a dislocated stent from the right atrium after previous CABG

Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Oct;72(4):1382-4. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02263-3.

Abstract

Repeat sternotomy after previous open heart operations constitutes a serious risk factor for cardiac injury, particularly in the presence of a patent internal thoracic artery. We report a case of successful minimally invasive removal of a dislocated subclavian vein stent entangled in the tricuspid valve in a patient 5 years after coronary artery bypass surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / surgery
  • Coronary Artery Bypass*
  • Female
  • Foreign-Body Migration / surgery*
  • Heart Atria / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures*
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery*
  • Reoperation
  • Stents*
  • Subclavian Artery / surgery
  • Tricuspid Valve / surgery