Successful Repositioning of an Inadvertently Deployed Unexpanded Stent.
10.5758/kjves.2011.27.4.180
- Author:
Young Sun YOO
1
;
Hyung Sub PARK
;
Taeseung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. tslee@snubh.org
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Stent;
Balloon-expandable stent;
Complication
- MeSH:
Catheters;
Humans;
Peripheral Vascular Diseases;
Stents
- From:Journal of the Korean Society for Vascular Surgery
2011;27(4):180-183
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Stenting is a highly effective procedure for patients with peripheral vascular diseases, but procedure-related complications can occur. The use of balloon-expandable stents has resulted in a spectrum of deployment-associated complications and new technical challenges for surgeons. This case describes a probably uncommon scenario, in which an undeployed balloon-expandable stent abruptly dislodged from the balloon catheter and stacked in an iliac bifurcation. The unexpanded stent was captured using a low-profile balloon and was then anchored at an alternate location. This situation was managed successfully without the need for an open retrieval procedure.
