Novel use of the AngioVac system

Andrea De Martino; Clemente Pascarella; Marco Angelillis; Maria Elena Picoi; Giovanni Scioti; Uberto Bortolotti

doi:10.1007/s12055-018-0752-x

Novel use of the AngioVac system

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Apr;35(2):208-210. doi: 10.1007/s12055-018-0752-x. Epub 2018 Oct 13.

Authors

Andrea De Martino¹, Clemente Pascarella¹, Marco Angelillis², Maria Elena Picoi², Giovanni Scioti¹, Uberto Bortolotti¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Department, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
² Division of Cardiology, Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Department, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.

Abstract

The Vortex Medical AngioVac Cannula was employed in a 71-year-old man with a renal neoplasm with occlusion of the inferior vena cava and involvement of the right atrial cavity. Due to the presence of diffuse metastases, surgery was not indicated, and the AngioVac system was employed to remove the free-floating mobile atrial mass, thus minimizing the risk of pulmonary embolism and as a bioptic tool to allow a correct histological diagnosis. This novel use of this system may be advantageous in other similar cases.

Keywords: Renal neoplasm; Right atrium; Thrombosis.

Publication types

Case Reports