Amplatzer device migration through the sternum: a rare complication of percutaneous treatment for an aortic pseudoaneurysm solved by 2 length-adjustable bovine pericardium conduits

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Aug;144(2):e27-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.05.033. Epub 2012 Jun 12.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery
  • Aneurysm, False / therapy*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / etiology
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / therapy*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  • Female
  • Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Pericardium
  • Septal Occluder Device / adverse effects*
  • Sternum
  • Takayasu Arteritis / complications