Management of a retained coronary guidewire fragment during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: a case report.
Retained fractured guidewire fragments are rarely encountered during percutaneous coronary intervention, but may cause serious morbidity. We present the case of an 85-year-old man who suffered from this complication. He was successfully treated by coronary stent without peri-procedure complications. Follow-up coronary angiography revealed no in-stent restenosis. Coronary interventionists should know how to manage this complication.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chun-Yuan
CY
Chu
Tsung-Hsien
TH
Lin
Ho-Ming
HM
Su
Wen-Chol
WC
Voon
Wen-Ter
WT
Lai
Sheng-Hsiung
SH
Sheu
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male