title: Surgical extraction of occluded stents: when stenting becomes a problem.
abstract: In this current 'stent era', cardiac surgeons are faced with a rapidly increasing number of patients in whom previous percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) have been performed before they are finally referred for coronary artery bypass surgery. We herein describe a technique of surgical revascularization in two patients with diffusely diseased left anterior descending arteries (LAD), covered with multiple overlapping stents extending to their distal portion. The pertinent literature is reviewed and the technical steps and clinical presentation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Center, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A4, Canada.
authors.forename: Rony
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Atoui
authors.forename: Siamak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shum-Tim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome