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.
Prasan
Ananth
A
Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Brieger
David
D
Adams
Mark R
MR
Bailey
Brian
B
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