Korean Circ J.  1998 Jun;28(6):1021-1024. 10.4070/kcj.1998.28.6.1021.

Retained Sleeve Marker Ring of a Stent Delivery System in the Coronary Artery Following Coronary Artery Stenting

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  • 1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

There are many various complications associated with coronary artery stenting, in cluding thrombotic and hemorrhagic complications, in-stent restenosis, side branch occlusion, stent embolization. The retention of equipment components is the uncommon, unexpected and often problematic situations that can arise requiring ingenuity, skill, and creativity. We reports on a patient in whom an sleeve marker ring of a stent balloon catheter retained within the lumen of the coronary artery following coronary stenting. The sleeve marker ring was extracted by dilatation and withdrawal of balloon catheter which readvanced over a guidewire positioned in the center of ring.

Keyword

Coronary stent; Complication

MeSH Terms

Catheters
Coronary Vessels*
Creativity
Dilatation
Humans
Stents*
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