title: Surgical removal of guidewire fragment following transluminal coronary angioplasty.
abstract: Following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, wire fragments retained within the patient usually can be removed without an operation. We report a case requiring surgical removal of a guidewire fragment from the distal circumflex coronary artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mercy Hospital, Scranton, PA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Proctor
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged