title: A rare complication: an attempt of retrieval of an aortic valve wrapped with pig tail catheter during transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
abstract: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is preferred to treat high surgical risk patients with severe aort stenosis. Wrapping of a pig tail catheter with device struts during transcatheter aortic valve implantation is a very rare complication. In this report, we present the images and videos of an attempt of retrieval of an aortic valve wrapped with pig tail catheter during transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a 71-year-old man.
authors.affiliation: Pamukkale University, Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Denizli, Turkey. Electronic address: bserhatyildiz@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Bekir Serhat
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.affiliation: Pamukkale University, Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yusuf Izzettin
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Alihanoglu
authors.affiliation: Pamukkale University, Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ihsan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alur
authors.affiliation: Pamukkale University, Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Harun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Evrengul
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University, Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dayimi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kaya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D057785:Catheters; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D065467:Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: Pig tail catheter; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation