Retrieval of a lost coronary stent from the descending aorta using a PTCA balloon and biopsy forceps

V Berder; M Bedossa; D Gras; F Paillard; H Le Breton; J C Pony

doi:10.1002/ccd.1810280417

Retrieval of a lost coronary stent from the descending aorta using a PTCA balloon and biopsy forceps

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1993 Apr;28(4):351-3. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810280417.

Authors

V Berder¹, M Bedossa, D Gras, F Paillard, H Le Breton, J C Pony

Affiliation

¹ Hemodynamic Laboratory, University Hospital, Rennes, France.

PMID: 8462088
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1810280417

Abstract

We report a case of unsuccessful stenting of a right coronary artery after acute dissection during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). The stent was lost in the descending aorta and we used an original technique to remove it from the arterial bed by using both a very low profile balloon and a 6F bioptome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
Aorta, Thoracic*
Aortic Dissection / etiology
Aortic Dissection / therapy
Biopsy / instrumentation*
Coronary Aneurysm / etiology
Coronary Aneurysm / therapy
Foreign Bodies / therapy*
Humans
Intraoperative Complications
Male
Middle Aged
Stents*