title: Modified culotte stenting technique for bifurcation lesions: the cross-stenting technique.
abstract: Despite recent technical advances, the treatment of bifurcation lesions with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains a challenge. In daily practice, several bifurcation stenting techniques are now being used. However, even in the DES era, many of these techniques are associated with a high incidence of in-stent restenosis. As a result, the debate regarding the optimal treatment of bifurcation lesions remains controversial. This article describes the "cross-stent" technique, a newly modified culotte stent technique for bifurcation lesions, which alleviates several technical limitations associated with previous two-stent techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Shin-Koga Hospital 120, Tenjin-cho, Kurume, Japan, 830-8577, USA. to-kawasaki@mug.biglobe.ne.jp
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Serikawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male