Retrieval technique of a PTCA guidewire.
A report is made of a case study where a non-surgical technique was used to remove a broken floppy percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) guidewire. The technique involved the use of a "lasso" to successfully retrieve the broken wire from the left main artery and into the aorta.
Dwyer
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Centro Cuore Columbus, Milano.
Colombo
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Bozzi
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D000328:Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male