Successful surgical treatment of intravascular ultrasonography catheter entrapment.
Coronary angiography (CAG) was performed in a 77-year-old woman who presented with chest discomfort. The CAG showed two diseased vessels. For treatment, the patient underwent angioplasty and stenting. During intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) following stent deployment, the IVUS catheter became entrapped in the left anterior descending coronary artery, causing ischemic changes in the anterolateral wall, which were apparent on the electrocardiogram. The patient underwent emergency coronary artery bypass grafting and removal of the entrapped IVUS catheter.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kinki University Graduate School of Medicine, Nara Hospital, 1248-1 Otoda-cho, Ikoma, Nara 630-0293, Japan. atsu5426@nara.med.kindai.ac.jp
Atsutomo
A
Morishima
Yuichi
Y
Yoshida
Daisuke
D
Heima
Shigeo
S
Nagasaka
Yoshiharu
Y
Soga
Shinya
S
Yokoyama
Kozou
K
Kaneda
Noboru
N
Nishiwaki
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D057785:Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects; D002637:Chest Pain; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation