Title of article :
Suction Tip Migration to Internal Iliac Vein during Cardiac Surgery
Author/Authors :
masoumi, masoumali kermanshah university of medical sciences - imam ali (a s ) medical center - dept of cardiac surgery, ايران , sabzi, feridoun kermanshah university of medical sciences and health services - imam ali cardiovascular center - department of cardiac surgery, ايران
Abstract :
During the cannulation of the inferior vena cava in a 29-year-old patient undergoing mitral andaortic valve replacement, the pump suction tip was inadvertently lost in the right atrium. Afterstarting CPB and cardioplegic arrest of the heart, the right atrium and ventricle were searched forthe foreign body, but it became evident by reontgenography that the foreign body had migrated tothe pelvic veins. At the end of the operation, extraction with a Fogarty catheter was attempted butwas not successful and the foreign body was extracted via laparatomy
Keywords :
foreign body migration , iliac vein , heart surgery
Journal title :
Iranian Heart Journal (IHJ)
Journal title :
Iranian Heart Journal (IHJ)
