Chasing the umbrella: delayed migration of ductal occluder device into the aorta

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2019 Mar;27(3):217-220. doi: 10.1177/0218492318799932. Epub 2018 Sep 7.

Abstract

Delayed migration of a ductal occluder device into the aorta after transcatheter closure of a patent ductus arteriosus is extremely rare. We present a case of delayed migration of a ductal occluder into the descending aorta 4 months after its deployment in an 11-year-old girl. Successful surgical removal of the device from the descending aorta and triple-ligation of the ductus arteriosus was performed via a left thoracotomy. The patient made an uneventful recovery.

Keywords: Aorta; Device removal; Down's syndrome; Ductus arteriosus; Foreign-body migration; Thoracotomy; patent; thoracic.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aorta* / diagnostic imaging
  • Aorta* / surgery
  • Aortography / methods
  • Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Child
  • Computed Tomography Angiography
  • Device Removal / methods
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / diagnostic imaging
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / physiopathology
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / therapy*
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Female
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
  • Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / surgery
  • Humans
  • Ligation
  • Septal Occluder Device / adverse effects*
  • Thoracotomy
  • Treatment Outcome