title: Successful transradial removal of an inflated coronary stent dislodged from the right coronary ostium.
abstract: We describe our solution to the unusual situation of an inflated, large coronary stent (3.5 mm diameter) which became dislodged from the ostium of the right coronary artery after deployment during a transradial procedure. We discussed tips for retrieval from the radial artery while preserving the access for completion of the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Neurologic Department, San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy. Electronic address: italo.porto@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Italo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Porto
authors.affiliation: L. Bonomo Hospital, Andria (BT), Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Larosa
authors.affiliation: San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Isabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.affiliation: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Burzotta
authors.affiliation: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods
keywords: Stent dislodgment; Stent retrieval; Transradial