The falciform ligament in the echocardiographic diagnosis of ascites.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to show that the falciform ligament (FL) is an important finding on transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in patients with ascites.

Background: It is difficult to determine the cause of echo-free spaces around the heart. When an echo-free space is seen anterior to the right ventricle, the identification of the FL helps to distinguish ascites from pericardial effusions, pleural effusions, and pericardial cysts.

Percutaneous retrieval of a Wallstent from the pulmonary artery following stent migration from the iliac vein.

Wallstents are being used increasingly in conjunction with balloon dilatation for treatment of iliac vein stenosis. Stent misplacement or migration is a complication of the procedure, and may be symptomatic and warrant repositioning or removal. We report the case of a patient whose iliac vein stenosis was managed with two overlapping Wallstents and was complicated by embolization of one stent into the right ventricle (RV) and the other to the pulmonary artery (PA).