Surgical Repair of Aortic Rupture Caused by Retained Neurointerventional Guidewire.

He, Jie; Sun, Tucheng; Chen, Zhengbo; Luo, Dong; Wang, Sanming; Zhao, Gang · Ann Thorac Surg · 2019

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Retention of guidewire during a neurointervention procedure is extremely rare and potentially lethal. We report a successful operation on an aortic rupture caused by a retained guidewire from a neurointervention procedure 2 years ago. During the operation, we took out the guidewire from both the aortic arch and femoral artery. Postoperative treatment was uneventful. At the 10-month follow-up, the patient remained asymptomatic and computed tomography showed no abnormality.

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