Document Type : Case Report
Authors
1 Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Pediatrics, Ali-Asghar Children’s Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 ShahidBeheshti University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
There have been very rare reports on the migration of foreign bodies that are left or implanted in the body, and so far, they have only been reported in the gastrointestinal tract and intestines (a process similar to phagocytosis), later manifesting as an obstruction in the lumen. Meanwhile, no such cases have yet been reported in the cardiovascular system.
The case reported here is a 14-month-old girl who had undergone pulmonary artery banding (PA band made of PTFE) around the pulmonary artery at the age of 8 months due to severe pulmonary hypertension and failure to thrive. She underwent reoperation six months later for a final treatment. It was discovered that the PA band was no longer around the pulmonary artery and had migrated completely into the pulmonary artery while remaining intact and circular and was drawn into the pulmonary artery in a process similar to phagocytosis. The PA band was removed completely. The uneven surface inside the main pulmonary artery was resected and the artery was repaired end-to-end. A total heart repair surgery was again performed on the patient. No problem was observed in the 2.5-year follow-up after the second surgery.
Overall, the authors’ case is the first instance of migration of a biologically-neutral foreign body into the cardiovascular system that had occurred six months after the PA-band implantation, and the first case of erosion of a foreign body into the lumen outside the gastrointestinal tract. Although the authors could not find the cause of the presented case, reports on future cases can help find the underlying reason
There have been very rare reports on the migration of foreign bodies that are left or implanted in the body, and so far, they have only been reported in the gastrointestinal tract and intestines (a process similar to phagocytosis), later manifesting as an obstruction in the lumen. Meanwhile, no such cases have yet been reported in the cardiovascular system.
The case reported here is a 14-month-old girl who had undergone pulmonary artery banding (PA band made of PTFE) around the pulmonary artery at the age of 8 months due to severe pulmonary hypertension and failure to thrive. She underwent reoperation six months later for a final treatment. It was discovered that the PA band was no longer around the pulmonary artery and had migrated completely into the pulmonary artery while remaining intact and circular and was drawn into the pulmonary artery in a process similar to phagocytosis. The PA band was removed completely. The uneven surface inside the main pulmonary artery was resected and the artery was repaired end-to-end. A total heart repair surgery was again performed on the patient. No problem was observed in the 2.5-year follow-up after the second surgery.
Overall, the authors’ case is the first instance of migration of a biologically-neutral foreign body into the cardiovascular system that had occurred six months after the PA-band implantation, and the first case of erosion of a foreign body into the lumen outside the gastrointestinal tract. Although the authors could not find the cause of the presented case, reports on future cases can help find the underlying reason
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