title: "T"-shaped stent placement: a technique for the treatment of dissected bifurcation lesions.
abstract: Despite operator experience and improved catheter technology, acute vessel closure is inherently associated with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of complex lesions. This case study describes a patient who developed an occlusive dissection post PTCA at the bifurcation of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and its diagonal branch. The "T"-shaped Wiktor stent placement immediately re-establishes full flow, obviating the necessity for emergent surgery.
authors.affiliation: Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carrie
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karouny
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chouairi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Puel
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents