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Coil Migration to Pulmonary Vasculature: Case Report and Review

[ ISSN : 3067-9702 ]

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Case Report | Volume 1 - Issue 1 | Article DOI :

Swati Gulati¹ and Anup Kumar Singh²*

¹Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama, USA
²Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Hofstra University, USA

Corresponding Author:

Anup Kumar Singh, Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine, 410 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA, Tel: 585-503-1309; Fax: 516-465-5454; Email: asingh21@nshs.edu

Keywords: Coil migration; Embolization; Arteriovenous fistula (AVF); Pulmonary vasculature

Abstract

Coil migration to systemic circulation during coil embolization is a rare and potentially fatal complication. We present a case of asymptomatic coil migration to a pulmonary artery during embolization of accessory veins to salvage an Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF). The patient was managed conservatively and has remained asymptomatic after one and half years of follow up. We also identified the available literature for coil migration to the cardiopulmonary system and conducted a review pertaining to the symptom profile, factors predisposing to migration, management and long term complications.

Citation

Singh AK. Coil Migration to Pulmonary Vasculature: Case Report and Review. SM J Radiol. 2015; 1(1): 1001.

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Received: 23-Mar-2015

Accepted: 25-Jun-2015

Published: 03-Jul-2015