Bronchoscopic extraction of a migrated endovascular coil

Autor: Mario Gasparri, Jonathan S. Kurman, Bryan S. Benn, Parag J. Patel, John Doan, Kavya Puchhalapalli
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Thorax. 77(5)
ISSN: 1468-3296
Popis: A 32-year-old man presented with a 3-week history of productive cough and intermittent haemoptysis. 14 months prior, he underwent tricuspid valve replacement, pacemaker insertion, and coil embolisation of bilateral mycotic aneurysms due to endocarditis complicated by pulmonary and septic emboli in the setting of intravenous drug use. Chest X-ray (CXR) revealed right middle lobe (RML) consolidation with a coil extending centrally into the trachea (figure 1A). Figure 1 Chest x-ray showing (A) a migrated and uncoiled right middle lobe pulmonary pseudoaneurysm embolisation coil (red arrows). (B) Interval removal without residual coil in the airway immediately postprocedure, and (C) no further migration of remaining coils 7 weeks postprocedure. He was evaluated by interventional radiology (IR) for management of the migrated coil and referred to interventional pulmonology (IP) and thoracic surgery. Multidisciplinary consensus was to proceed with …
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