Asymptomatic migration of a first-generation AMPLATZER vascular plug into the abdominal aorta: Conservative management may be an option

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 569-570

  Maleux, Geert ^a   Rega, Filip ^a   Heye, Sam ^a   Troost, Els ^a   Budts, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTOGRAPHY; ASCENDING AORTA; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEVICE SAFETY; FEVER; FOREIGN BODY; GRAFT INFECTION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SEPSIS; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULAR PLUG;

ADULT; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTOGRAPHY; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953796895     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2010.11.033     Document Type: Letter

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