Open AccessSuccessful Coronary Stent Retrieval from the Saphenous Vein Graft to Right Coronary Artery
Author(s) -
Mustafa Aydın,
Muhammet Raşit Sayın
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
case reports in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1687-9627
pISSN - 1687-9635
DOI - 10.1155/2009/718685
Subject(s) - medicine , saphenous vein graft , stent , right coronary artery , coronary stent , complication , vein , cardiology , artery , surgery , radiology , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction , restenosis
Stent dislodgement and migration is a rare but serious complication of stent usage. For extraction of unexpanded stents different techniques have been described previously. We describe a case which used small baloon catheter for retrieval of a stent from the SVG-RCA.
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