DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30756 ISSN: 1522-1946

Fix and pull technique for retrieval of intracoronary unexpanded‐stent entrapment

Ibrahim Yassin, Mohamed A. Mosaad, Ahmed M. Hassan, Mohammad Abdelghani
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • General Medicine
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Abstract

During left main (LM) bifurcation PCI using T and small protrusion (TAP) technique, after deployment of LM‐left anterior descending (LAD) stent, left circumflex (LCx) stent was entangled at LM ostium with balloon and wire slippage. Ping‐pong (dual) guide catheters were used to simultaneously fix the LM‐LAD stent and snare the trapped stent. This technique proved effective in retrieving the lost stent and minimizing LM stent deformation.

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