Broken coronary stent catheter retrieval percutaneously case report and literature review

We present a 73-year-old male patient with an unusual complication of a broken coronary stent catheter during percutaneous coronary angioplasty, which was successfully retrieved by balloon trapping and pulling-back method, along with literature review of similar cases.

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Published in:International journal of the cardiovascular academy 2019-01, Vol.5 (3), p.99-102
Main Authors: Akdeniz, Evliya, Yaylak, Baris, Zeren, Gönül, Avci, Ilhan, Simsek, Baris, Onuk, Tolga, Karabay, Can
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronary stent catheter break
percutaneous coronary intervention
percutaneous retrieval
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Summary:We present a 73-year-old male patient with an unusual complication of a broken coronary stent catheter during percutaneous coronary angioplasty, which was successfully retrieved by balloon trapping and pulling-back method, along with literature review of similar cases.
ISSN:2405-8181
2405-819X
DOI:10.4103/IJCA.IJCA_4_19