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Transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) device closure has emerged as a safe and effective alternative procedure for surgical ASD repair. However, ASD device malposition and embolization has been reported with an incidence of 0.5 to 1.1%. We report here a case of a 32-year-old male, who presented to the hospital 5 months after ASD device closure f...
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Citations
... Percutaneous device closure has its own risks and associated complications such as device failure, dislodgement, infection, migration and embolization [4,5]. Dislodgment and embolization usually occur in first few hours of placement and its reported incidence in different studies is 0.5-1.1 % [6]. Retrieval of dislodged device is necessary in order to prevent further complications and usually requires surgery. ...
Introduction
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital cardiac defect. Even though surgical repair of ASD is the current method of choice but percutaneous device closure is rapidly gaining popularity as it is less invasive. Dislodgment and embolization of the device may occur requiring urgent surgical retrieval.
Case presentation
We report a case of 54-years-old female patient with a history of ASD device closure 4 years ago, presenting with progressive shortness of breath for past 2 months. She had a partial dehiscence of an ASD device causing a residual ASD of 17 mm. She underwent urgent surgical repair of an ASD with a bovine pericardial patch without ASD device being explanted.
Clinical discussion
Management of a dislodged ASD device may be percutaneous or surgical. Dislodged ASD devices that present months after deployment may become fibro-adhered to the site of embolization. Hence its retrieval can be challenging even via open surgical method. Our case describes a novel method to repair a residual ASD and prevent complications associated with dislodgement of device without completely explanting the device.
Conclusion
In this case, the late presentation of the patient with a partially dehisced device makes it a distinctive case with a novel way on how to treat such a presentation surgically, ensuring that the device doesn't embolize further causing fatal complications.
