Philipp Born, Friedrich Eckstein, Peter Buser, Oliver Reuthebuch
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon 2013 JunA 47-year-old female underwent interventional patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure with an Amplatzer septal occluder (AGA Medical Corporation, USA). After 48 hours of implantation, she experienced intermittent pulse synchronous retrosternal pain. Subsequently, device-associated compression of the aortic root was diagnosed. Occluder retrieval and surgical PFO-closure was accomplished successfully via minimal invasive, video-assisted anterolateral thoracotomy. Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart ยท New York.
Philipp Born, Friedrich Eckstein, Peter Buser, Oliver Reuthebuch. Minimal invasive retrieval of dislodged amplatzer occluder with subsequent impediments. The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon. 2013 Jun;61(4):330-2
PMID: 22535671
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