title: Unexpanded, irretrievable stent in the proximal right coronary artery: successful management with stent graft implantation.
abstract: Stent loss and failure of retrieval are rare; nevertheless, complications have to be taken into account during percutaneous coronary intervention. Here we report a case of an unexpanded, irretrievable Palmaz-Schatz stent in the proximal right coronary artery near to the ostium and the successful management by implanting a synthetic stent graft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine III, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany. lotze@.polkim.med.uni-jena.de
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lotze
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dannberg
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kühnert
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Figulla
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional