title: Rescue retrieval of AngioGuard embolic capture system after failure of capture sheath retrieval in carotid angioplasty and stenting.
abstract: This report describes the cases of 2 patients with failed retrieval of an AngioGuard distal protection device after carotid stent placement with rescue retrieval by use of a vertebral catheter. An AngioGuard was deployed before carotid angioplasty and stent placement. Attempted removal of the device with the provided recapture sheath was unsuccessful. A 5F 120-cm vertebral catheter was used to recapture and remove the AngioGuard. This technique is a simple and readily available solution for the retrieval of failed removal of a protection device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. daugherty.wilson@mayo.edu
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Daugherty
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cloft
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Kallmes
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome