Management of stent dislodgment in coarctoplasty of aorta with three overlapping self-expandable nitinol stents.
We describe a case of native coarctation of aorta managed with three self-expandable nitinol stents. After balloon pre-dilation, the first and second stents were dislodged. The coarcted area was successfully treated with the third stent overlapped with the previous stents. During follow up (30 months), the patient was free of complications. It seems that implantation of multiple overlapping self-expandable stents in aortic coarctation patients, if needed, is safe and possible.
Research Unit, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Payam
P
Ghazi
Ali-Mohammad
AM
Haji-Zeinali
D000293:Adolescent; D000497:Alloys; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents
D000497:Alloys; C013616:nitinol