Migration of a contraceptive subcutaneous device into the pulmonary artery. Report of a case

• প্রধান লেখক: Pierre-Marie Heudes (লেখক), Valerie Laigle Querat (লেখক), Eric Darnis (লেখক), Claire Defrance (লেখক), Frederic Douane (লেখক), Eric Frampas (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Elsevier, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
• অনলাইন ব্যবহার করুন: Connect to this object online.

The case is about an 18 year-old woman who benefited of a radiopaque contraceptive implant (Nexplanon) inserted in the left arm. When she wanted to remove it, it couldn't be found by palpation, US, CT and MRI. A CXR and a thoracic CT scan were necessary to locate the implant, and the implant wa...