An unusual problem during surgical removal of a broken guidewire.
At operation, it proved impossible using traction alone to remove an angioplasty guidewire that was lodged in an intermediate artery. The problem was solved by passing a Teflon catheter over the wire, thus protecting the left main coronary artery while freeing the entrapped distal end of the guidewire.
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Department of Cardio-Pulmonary Surgery, Dijkzigt Hospital, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004630:Emergencies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male