Successful surgical endarterectomy of a stented coronary artery.
An occlusion in this 61-year-old male's distal right coronary artery was initially successfully opened with balloon angioplasty and three "half" Palmaz-Schatz stents (Johnson and Johnson International Systems, Warren, NJ). Subsequent occlusion of the RCA occurred and prompted bypass grafting 2 years later. An extensive manual surgical endarterectomy removed the stents, demonstrating the technical feasibility of surgically removing failed stents in accessible coronary arteries.
Walley
V M
VM
Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ontario, Canada. plmvmw@qe2-hsc.ns.ca
Marquis
J F
JF
Keon
W J
WJ
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D004691:Endarterectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents