Dislodged stent: a simple retrieval technique.
We report a technique for retrieval of a dislodged coronary stent using a stiff angioplasty wire positioned beside the initial stent guidewire. This two-wire technique provides a better platform to move and position the snare device without moving the dislodged stent and thus lessens the risk of embolization. If a larger femoral sheath is needed for stent removal, this method facilitates sheath exchange. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 47:323-324, 1999.
Northland Cardiology, North Kansas City, Missouri 64116, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents