Aggregation of BioGlue(®) presenting as a right atrial mass: a case report

J Card Surg. 2012 Jul;27(4):463-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2012.01466.x. Epub 2012 May 20.

Abstract

Use of biological glue during cardiovascular surgery is a common practice, rarely associated with immediate or long-term complications. We present a patient with a right atrial mass as a long-term complication associated with the use of biological glue. Surgical exploration revealed the mass to be an unabsorbed and infected aggregate of biological glue used to stop bleeding from a friable right atrium during previous surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / complications
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / diagnosis*
  • Heart Atria / pathology*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Hemostasis, Surgical / instrumentation*
  • Humans
  • Proteins / adverse effects*
  • Tissue Adhesives / adverse effects*
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / etiology*

Substances

  • Bio-glue
  • Proteins
  • Tissue Adhesives