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Dislodged stent: A simple retrieval technique
Author(s) -
Bogart Douglas B.,
Jung Simon C.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(199907)47:3<323::aid-ccd16>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , angioplasty , embolization , radiology , coronary stent , surgery , restenosis
We report a technique for retrieval of a dislodged coronary stent using a stiff angioplasty wire positioned beside the initial stent guidewire. This two‐wire technique provides a better platform to move and position the snare device without moving the dislodged stent and thus lessens the risk of embolization. If a larger femoral sheath is needed for stent removal, this method facilitates sheath exchange. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 47:323–324, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.