An unusual problem during surgical removal of a broken guidewire.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
At operation, it proved impossible using traction alone to remove an angioplasty guidewire that was lodged in an intermediate artery. The problem was solved by passing a Teflon catheter over the wire, thus protecting the left main coronary artery while freeing the entrapped distal end of the guidewire.
Medical subject headings
- Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
- Coronary Vessels
- Foreign Bodies