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    Late Cardiac Rupture after Amplatzer Septal Occluder Implantation
    (TEXAS HEART INST, 2016-01-01) Arnaz, Ahmet; Turkekul, Yasemin; Yalcinbas, Yusuf; Saygili, Arda; Sarioglu, Tayyar
    Transcatheter device implantation has become an attractive alternative to surgery in the closure of atrial septal defects in selected patients. However, it can lead to early and late sequelae, some of them life threatening. For example, 79 days before her admission to our emergency department with sudden-onset respiratory distress and respiratory arrest (leading to cardiac tamponade and rupture), a 22-year-old woman had undergone percutaneous closure of an atrial septal defect. We describe the damage and its treatment. Although the adverse effects of transcatheter device implantation are rare, physicians should know that these events can be life threatening. Further data are needed to prevent such sequelae and to design new devices. It is of utmost importance that patients and their family members be informed both of possible sequelae and of life-saving interventions to be administered at early diagnosis.
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    Detection and Localization of a Nonpalpable Subdermal Contraceptive Implant Using Ultrasonography: A Case Report
    (ELSEVIER SINGAPORE PTE LTD, 2012-01-01) Gurel, Kamil; Gideroglu, Kaan; Topcuoglu, Ata; Gurel, Safiye; Saglam, Ibrahim; Yazar, Sukru
    Subdermal contraceptive implants should be removed after the maximum duration of action or whenever desired. In some circumstances, such as improper insertion, migration, or fibrosis of the implant, the implant might become nonpalpable and the use of imaging techniques are required to localize and remove it. Ultrasonography with high-frequency transducers is recommended as the first-line method for localization. In this report, the ultrasonographic findings of a nonpalpable implant and the results of ultrasonography-guided skin localization are described. (C) 2012, Elsevier Taiwan LLC and the Chinese Taipei Society of Ultrasound in Medicine.