title: Successful Percutaneous Retrieval of a Guiding Catheter Tip that Had Unexpectedly Become Detached Using a Two-Wire Technique.
abstract: Device dislodgement during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication. We herein report the successful retrieval of a guiding catheter tip that had unexpectedly become detached in the right coronary artery during PCI in a 68-year-old man. Interventional cardiologists must be familiar with a safer and more reliable retrieval technique.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, National Hospital Organization Osaka Minami Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kume
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, National Hospital Organization Osaka Minami Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasuoka
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, National Hospital Organization Osaka Minami Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasaki
keywords: detachment; goose neck snare; guiding catheter tip; retrieval method; two-wire technique