Embolization of a Wiktor stent within a stent: successful nonsurgical management.
A case of embolization of an unexpanded Wiktor stent while attempting to traverse an expanded Wiktor stent is reported. The embolized stent was subjected to longitudinal axial traction, using a balloon catheter to cause stretching and partial unraveling. This partially unraveled stent was deployed across the dissection to scaffold it. The patient had no postprocedure complications.
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Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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Talwar
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D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000628:therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002404:Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*