title: Sheath detachment during coronary arteriogram.
abstract: Angiographic procedures are technically difficult when soft-tissue scarring and deformity are present at the site of vascular access. This case demonstrates the rare complication of catheter-sheath separation during an attempted coronary arteriogram. The patient had deformity and soft-tissue scarring due to bilateral lower-extremity amputation secondary to blast injuries sustained in Vietnam.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics, Columbia, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chatfield
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002921:Cicatrix; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries