Open AccessProtrusion of a loop‐shaped 0.035‐inch wire without the fracture of the self‐expanding nitinol stent: A case report and experimental study
Author(s) -
Karashima Eiji,
Kawasaki Daizo,
Yoda Shunsuke,
Yasuda Shioto,
Kaneko Takeo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1988
Subject(s) - stent , loop (graph theory) , medicine , fracture (geology) , orthodontics , surgery , biomedical engineering , composite material , materials science , mathematics , combinatorics
Key Clinical Message We report a case of a loop‐shaped 0.035‐inch wire protruding through self‐expanding nitinol stent struts. Our in vitro experiment suggests that, even if there are no stent fractures, the loop‐shaped 0.035‐inch wire has a potential to protrude through the struts of the self‐expanding nitinol stents.