Coil Migration to the Pulmonary Artery during Endovascular Embolization Treatment in a Patient with Arteriovenous Malformation in the Right Ear

Intern Med. 2015;54(22):2873-5. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.54.4327. Epub 2015 Nov 15.

Abstract

Coils are typically utilized as one of the most popular embolization agents. Coil migration to the pulmonary artery rarely occurs and is associated with a high tendency of severe pulmonary or cardiovascular complications. We herein present a 25-year-old man with arteriovenous malformations in the right ear. Two coils 4-mm in diameter and 3-mm in length migrated to the pulmonary artery during embolization. No further damage related to the coil migration was found during a 2-year follow-up period. In addition, the possible mechanisms of coil migration are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Device Removal / methods*
  • Ear Diseases / congenital
  • Ear Diseases / therapy*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / adverse effects*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation
  • Equipment Failure
  • Foreign-Body Migration* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Artery / injuries*
  • Treatment Outcome