Late Surgical Removal of an Embolized Patent Ductus Arteriosus Device Causing Erosion of the Aortic Wall

2012 
We report a case of 2-year-old boy who presented late after PDA device embolization to descending aorta. He had mild obstruction with erosion of the intimal layer of descending aorta caused by the device that was successfully retrieved surgically with reconstruction of the aortic segment.
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