Intracoronary retrieval of the dehisced radiopaque ring of a guiding catheter: an unusual complication of coronary angioplasty.
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.
Chen
Yi
Y
Cardiovascular Center, Tainan Municipal Hospital, 670 Chung-Te Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
Fang
Ching-Chang
CC
Yu
Ching-Lung
CL
Jao
Yeun Tarl Fresner Ng
YT
Wang
Shih-Pu
SP
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