title: Fracture of a guiding catheter in a tortuous iliac artery and its retrieval by a larger sheath.
abstract: Intravascular fracture of catheters, especially guiding catheters, is uncommon. We present an unusual case in which a guide twisted and broke in a tortuous iliac artery during manipulation of the guiding catheter with a 0.014 inch wire firmly trapped inside and was retrieved by a larger sheath.
authors.affiliation: LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases Shreveport, LA, United States. iakkus@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nuri Ilker
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Akkus
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bahadur
authors.forename: Jai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varma
mesh_terms: D057785:Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged