Surgical removal of stent entrapped in proximal left coronary artery system.
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.
Erez
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Herz
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Snir
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Raanani
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Menkes
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Vidne
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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*