Unexpanded, irretrievable stent in the proximal right coronary artery: successful management with stent graft implantation.
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.
Lotze
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Department of Internal Medicine III, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany. lotze@.polkim.med.uni-jena.de
Ferrari
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Dannberg
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Kühnert
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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