title: Subclavian transectional stent fracture and migration to the aortic carrefour: a case description of retrieval by snare system.
abstract: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with or without stent has become the treatment of choice for stenotic lesion in subclavian arteries. However, there is a growing concern following many reports of stent fractures, a serious complication of endovascular therapy. We report for the first time a case of delayed left subclavian stent fracture with transection of the protruding ostial part and migration into the aortic carrefour that was retrieved by a snare device.
authors: Cardiovascular Department, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Italy.
authors: Carmelo
authors: C
authors: Grasso
authors: Luca
authors: L
authors: Costanzo
authors: Corrado
authors: C
authors: Tamburino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001011:Aorta; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D020878:Device Removal; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: PAD; angioplasty; stent rupture