title: Surgical retrieval of undeployed intracoronary stent without cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: Intracoronary stenting has now become a widely established method for treatment of complications of coronary angioplasty. The risk of stent embolism exists and if not retrieved, it may lead to thrombosis and coronary occlusion with myocardial infarction. We report a case of embolism of an undeployed intracoronary stent where there was failure of percutaneous attempts to pull back the stent, requiring surgical retrieval and simultaneous coronary artery bypass grafting, both without cardiopulmonary bypass.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Discipline, Escola Paulista de Medicina and Sao Paulo Hospital, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Palma
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Buffolo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents