Ill Stay a While: An Unusual Case of a Chronic Migrated Upper Extremity Endovascular Stent

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class="kwd-title">Keywords: Endovascular stent, Embedded right atrial stent, Chronic embedded stent class="head no_bottom_margin" id="sec1title">IntroductionEndovascular stent migration into the right atrium is a rare but serious complication of venous stenting. The most common migration site is from the superior vena cava; however, migration from peripheral veins and the hepatic venous system has been reported. Typically, stent migration presents acutely with sepsis or sequel of a thrombosed stent and requires urgent management. Here we present a case of an embedded arteriovenous (AV) fistula stent into the right atrium that had migrated 3 years prior to index presentation.