title: Surgical removal of stent entrapped in proximal left coronary artery system.
abstract: Coronary artery stents were developed to prevent acute coronary closure and reduce restenosis after coronary angioplasty. A well-recognized, although uncommon, complication of stent deployment is loss of control, resulting in the stent being inadvertently deployed in an undesirable location. This case study describes a patient who underwent stent insertion to the left anterior descending artery and had stent entrapment in the left anterior descending/left main coronary artery. The stent was surgically removed, preventing unnecessary bypass grafting to a normal circumflex artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erez
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Herz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Snir
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raanani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Menkes
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Vidne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*