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Broken guidewire fragment: A simplified retrieval technique
Author(s) -
Patel Tejas,
Shah Sanjay,
Pandya Rajesh,
Sanghvi Kintur,
Fonseca Keith
Publication year - 2000
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 - 10.1002/1522-726x(200012)51:4<483::aid-ccd24>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - medicine , fragment (logic) , angioplasty , balloon , catheter , cardiology , surgery , algorithm , computer science
We report a technique for retrieval of a broken angioplasty wire fragment from the coronary system using a more simplified technique that does not involve the use of a snare or any other retrieval tool. With the use of an additional angioplasty wire and a balloon catheter, we could safely remove the broken wire fragment from the coronary system and circulation in a very short time. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 51:483–486, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.