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Case Reports
. 2020 Dec 24;16(3):571-574.
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.12.049. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Aspiration technique for percutaneous endovascular retrieval of contraceptive device embolized to the pulmonary vasculature

Vinicius Carraro do Nascimento  1 , Laetitia De Villiers  1 , Ghim Song Chia  1 , Hal Rice  1
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Aspiration technique for percutaneous endovascular retrieval of contraceptive device embolized to the pulmonary vasculature

Vinicius Carraro do Nascimento et al. Radiol Case Rep. .

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Abstract

Contraceptive implant migration into the pulmonary circulation is an uncommon, but potentially serious complication. We describe an "aspiration" technique for percutaneous retrieval of a contraceptive implant from a subsegmental pulmonary artery, using a Penumbra Neuron MAX 088 guiding catheter and a Merit Medical VacLok Vacuum Pressure Syringe, as an alternative to the previously described snare technique. Our patient had an uneventful recovery and was discharged home on the same day.

Keywords: Endovascular; Foreign body; Interventional Radiology.

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Contraceptive implant retrieved from a branch of the right lower pulmonary artery.
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Chest radiograph, posterior-anterior projection, reported as normal.
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Chest radiograph, lateral projection, reported as normal.
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Contraceptive device in the subsegmental right lower pulmonary artery.
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Neuron Max 088 catheter over the contraceptive device (Top and Bottom).
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