Migration of an Endovascular Stent From Superior Vena Cava to the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract in a Patient With Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Abstract

Migration of endovascular stents is a rare problem but can be fatal. We report an unusual case of an endovascular stent in the right ventricular outflow tract, which migrated from superior vena cava in a patient with superior vena cava syndrome.

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endovascular stent superior vena cava syndrome migration of stent

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