Contraceptive Implant Embolism Into the Pulmonary Artery: Thoracoscopic Retrieval

Pascal A Thomas; Donatella Di Stefano; Cécile Couteau; Xavier Benoît D'Journo

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.08.094

Contraceptive Implant Embolism Into the Pulmonary Artery: Thoracoscopic Retrieval

Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Mar;103(3):e271-e272. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.08.094.

Authors

Pascal A Thomas¹, Donatella Di Stefano², Cécile Couteau³, Xavier Benoît D'Journo⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hôpital Nord-APHM, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France. Electronic address: pathomas@ap-hm.fr.
² Center of Radiology, Aubagne, France.
³ Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hôpital Nord-APHM, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.
⁴ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hôpital Nord-APHM, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.

PMID: 28219567
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.08.094

Abstract

An 18-year old woman had migration of a subdermal contraceptive implant in a subsegmental branch of her left lower lobe pulmonary artery. She was managed successfully through a conservative surgical approach, as the implant was removed from the pulmonary artery thoracoscopically, thereby avoiding the need of thoracotomy or lung resection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Contraceptive Agents, Female / adverse effects*
Desogestrel / adverse effects*
Drug Implants / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*
Thoracoscopy / methods*

Substances

Contraceptive Agents, Female
Drug Implants
etonogestrel
Desogestrel