%0 Journal Article
%T Open Surgery for Retrieval of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Device Embolized into Right Pulmonary Artery
%A Ahmad Al Khaddour
%A Adelle Dawson
%A Hussein El Shafei
%J World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
%P 67-72
%@ 2164-3210
%D 2017
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/wjcs.2017.75008
%X Percutaneous Patent Foramen
Ovate PFO/Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) closure has become an increasingly
simplified procedure over the past decade. The main advantages of a
percutaneous approach include avoidance of surgery, short procedure time and
hospital stay. Device embolization is seen rarely but it can be fatal. We
report this complication following a percutaneous PFO closure in a 44-year-old
man. The device was embolized into the distal part of the right pulmonary
artery. We removed the device surgically and closed the PFO/ASD.
%K Patent Foramen Ovate
%K Atrial Septal Defect
%K Septal Closure Device
%K Embolization of the Right Pulmonary Artery
%K Amplatzer Device
%K Cardiopulmonary Bypass
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=76441