title: Hairpin-trap: a novel stent retrieval technique.
abstract: We report a novel technique for retrieving lost stents or other equipment from the intravascular space. A hairpin is formed at the distal part of a 0.014 inch coronary guidewire, inserted through the Touhy valve, and used to "hook" the lost stent. The distal tip of the wire is then pulled back into the guiding catheter, where it is trapped by a balloon, forming a "hairpin-trap." The entire system is subsequently withdrawn. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. esbrilakis@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Emmanouil S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Brilakis
authors.forename: Abdul-Rahman R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Abdel-Karim
authors.forename: Subhash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional