Retrieval of dislodged and disfigured transradially delivered coronary stent: report on a case using forcep and antegrade brachial sheath insertion

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2001 Apr;52(4):489-91. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1109.

Abstract

We report a case of dislodged and damaged stent during transradial coronary procedure using 6 Fr device, which was successfully retrieved by using a forcep and 8 Fr antegrade brachial sheath. The disfigured and bulky stent can be removed, after their retrieval from the coronary circulation, using a forcep inserted through an 8 Fr brachial artery sheath if the radial artery is deemed too small to accommodate larger sheath.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brachial Artery / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stents*