Stent deployment within a guide catheter aids removal of a fractured buddy wire.
We report a case of fractured buddy wire that was successfully removed by deploying a stent within the guide catheter, trapping the fractured segment of wire between stent and endoluminal surface of the guide catheter. This technique provides an alternative to either percutaneous snare or surgical intervention.
Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Ananth
A
Prasan
David
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Brieger
Mark R
MR
Adams
Brian
B
Bailey
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D015607:Stents