title: Successful coronary stent retrieval from the ascending aorta using a gooseneck snare kit.
abstract: Coronary stent dislodgement is a rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. We report a case of stent dislodgement in the ascending thoracic aorta. The stent was mechanically distorted in the left circumflex artery (LCX) while being delivered to the proximal LCX lesion. The balloon catheter was withdrawn, but the stent with the guide wire was remained in the ascending thoracic aorta. The stent was unable to be retrieved into the guide catheter, as it was distorted. A goose neck snare was used successfully to catch the stent in the ascending thoracic aorta and retrieved the stent externally via the arterial sheath.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji-Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Seong-Ill
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Dong-Hyeok
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Sang-Don
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Dae-Hyeok
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung-Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D020878:Device Removal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Percutaneous coronary intervention; Stent dislodgement; Stent retrieval