Stent Distortion Complicated by Intravascular Ultrasound Catheter Entrapment During Pullback Interrogation.
- Author:
Hyun Ok CHO
1
;
Yun Kyeong CHO
;
Hyuck Jun YOON
;
Hyungseop KIM
;
Chang Wook NAM
;
Seung Ho HUR
;
Kwon Bae KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. mk1997@dsmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Intravascular ultrasound;
Stent;
Percutaneous coronary intervention
- MeSH:
Catheters;
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention;
Stents
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2013;84(2):274-278
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Entrapment of an intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) catheter during coronary intervention is rare, but can cause serious complications. Retrieval of an entrapped catheter can also lead to adverse results for implanted stents. We report a case in which the sheath tip at the guidewire exit port was entrapped and caused stent distortion during a post-stent IVUS procedure with automatic pullback.
