Endovascular extraction of a migrated large self-expanding laser-cut renal venous stent from the right ventricle

Tim Sebastian, MD; Gabor Erdoes, MD; Vlad A. Bratu, MD; Iris Baumgartner, MD; Nils Kucher, MD

doi:10.1016/j.jvscit.2017.03.001

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques (Jun 2017)

Endovascular extraction of a migrated large self-expanding laser-cut renal venous stent from the right ventricle

Tim Sebastian, MD,
Gabor Erdoes, MD,
Vlad A. Bratu, MD,
Iris Baumgartner, MD,
Nils Kucher, MD

Affiliations

Tim Sebastian, MD: Clinic for Angiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Gabor Erdoes, MD: Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Vlad A. Bratu, MD: Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Iris Baumgartner, MD: Clinic for Angiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Nils Kucher, MD: Clinic for Angiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2017.03.001
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 2
pp. 79 – 82

Abstract

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Endovascular stent placement for decompression of an entrapped left renal vein (LRV) between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery is an alternative to surgical decompression for treating the nutcracker syndrome. However, an interventional approach may be challenging because of the unfavorable configuration of the LRV, leading to insufficient stent anchoring. We provide a case of a life-threatening stent migration from the LRV into the right ventricle 2 days after stent placement and its endovascular retrieval.

Published in Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques

ISSN: 2468-4287 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery; Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
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