Metallic Retinal Artery Embolus following Pipeline Embolization Device

作者：Colin P. Froines, Samuel A. Whittier, Justin L. Gottlieb · 发表于：Retinal Cases & Brief Reports · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1097/icb.0000000000001811 · 研究领域：Retinal and Optic Conditions、Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries、Child Abuse and Related Trauma

PURPOSE: To describe a case of asymptomatic metallic retinal embolus following stent in stent Pipeline embolization device (PED) placement. METHODS: Case report of a 41-year-old female with left ophthalmic artery aneurysm treated twice with PED referred to ophthalmology for incidentally found refractile object in left eye macula. RESULTS: Clinical findings notable for fundoscopic exam with refractile foreign body at the temporal edge of fovea. Object was observed to be intravascular on optical coherence tomography (OCT) and without vascular occlusion on OCT angiography. CONCLUSIONS: Metallic embolus appears to be a rare complication of PED placement.