Coil migration into coronary sinus: a rare complication of percutaneous transhepatic obliteration of portal systemic collaterals

Hideki Kawai; Yasuchika Kato; Sadako Motoyama; Masayoshi Sarai; Yukio Ozaki

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2013.08.014

Coil migration into coronary sinus: a rare complication of percutaneous transhepatic obliteration of portal systemic collaterals

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2013 Sep-Oct;7(5):326-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2013.08.014. Epub 2013 Sep 27.

Authors

Hideki Kawai¹, Yasuchika Kato, Sadako Motoyama, Masayoshi Sarai, Yukio Ozaki

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan. Electronic address: hkawai@fujita-hu.ac.jp.

PMID: 24268120
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2013.08.014

Abstract

A 62-year-old woman underwent percutaneous transhepatic obliteration of a giant portal-systemic shunt. Just after inserting a coil into the shunt, it slipped through the giant shunt and migrated to the right atrium. CT showed coil migration into the coronary sinus.

Keywords: Complication; Computed tomography; Coronary sinus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Circulation
Coronary Sinus* / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Sinus* / physiopathology
Embolization, Therapeutic / adverse effects
Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation*
Female
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
Humans
Liver Circulation
Liver Cirrhosis / complications
Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis
Liver Cirrhosis / physiopathology
Liver Cirrhosis / therapy*
Middle Aged
Portal System* / diagnostic imaging
Portal System* / physiopathology
Predictive Value of Tests
Tomography, X-Ray Computed