Broken guidewire fragment: a simplified retrieval technique

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2000 Dec;51(4):483-6. doi: 10.1002/1522-726x(200012)51:4<483::aid-ccd24>3.0.co;2-f.

Abstract

We report a technique for retrieval of a broken angioplasty wire fragment from the coronary system using a more simplified technique that does not involve the use of a snare or any other retrieval tool. With the use of an additional angioplasty wire and a balloon catheter, we could safely remove the broken wire fragment from the coronary system and circulation in a very short time.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Disease / therapy*
  • Device Removal*
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged