title: Intracoronary retrieval of the dehisced radiopaque ring of a guiding catheter: an unusual complication of coronary angioplasty.
abstract: The guiding catheter used in coronary intervention may be damaged or some parts could be dehisced during the procedure, producing adverse effects in the vascular tree. So much so that immediate surgery is usually indicated. We report a case with a dehisced radiopaque ring of the catheter during the procedure. It was retrieved percutaneously without thoracotomy.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Tainan Municipal Hospital, 670 Chung-Te Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ching-Chang
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Ching-Lung
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Yeun Tarl Fresner Ng
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Jao
authors.forename: Shih-Pu
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology