Fluid inside driveline after left ventricular assist device implantation: A rare case

Tanıl Özer; Mustafa Mert Özgür; Özge Altaş; Davut Çekmecelioğlu; Sabit Sarıkaya; Kaan Kırali

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2019.17047

Fluid inside driveline after left ventricular assist device implantation: A rare case

Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg. 2019 Apr 24;27(2):230-233. doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2019.17047. eCollection 2019 Apr.

Authors

Tanıl Özer¹, Mustafa Mert Özgür¹, Özge Altaş¹, Davut Çekmecelioğlu¹, Sabit Sarıkaya¹, Kaan Kırali¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kartal Koşuyolu Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Abstract

In this article, we present our diagnostic and therapeutic approach in a rare case in whom fluid inside the driveline developed following left ventricular assist device implantation.

Keywords: Driveline; fluid; left ventricular assist device.

Publication types

Case Reports