A stranger in the heart: LRV stent migration

Int Urol Nephrol. 2009;41(2):427-30. doi: 10.1007/s11255-008-9478-9. Epub 2008 Oct 22.

Abstract

We present a case of migration of the left renal vein (LRV) stent into the right ventricle in a patient with nutcracker syndrome. After a failed attempt of percutaneous endovascular removal of the stent, the stent in the heart was removed by open cardiac surgery, another stent was placed into the LRV via a puncture in the inferior vena cava (IVC) under direct vision, and the patient had an uneventful postoperative recovery. At 3 years follow-up, the patient was asymptomatic and Doppler ultrasonography demonstrated the stent to be patent and well-positioned.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Constriction, Pathologic / surgery
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnosis
  • Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / surgery
  • Heart Ventricles*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Renovascular / diagnosis
  • Hypertension, Renovascular / etiology
  • Hypertension, Renovascular / surgery*
  • Male
  • Renal Veins / surgery*
  • Stents / adverse effects*
  • Syndrome