Peripheral self-expandable stent catheter fracture: Retrieval of two different components with two different modalities.

Abstract

A 58-year-old man whose right superficial femoral artery had been stented 2 weeks previously presented at the emergency service complaining of right leg pain of 2 days' duration. Angiography revealed a radiopaque foreign body distal to the stent. It was removed with a snare. Due to sudden disappearance of the popliteal artery pulse seventy-two hours after the procedure, an urgent control angiogram was performed, which showed a large thrombus occluding the superficial femoral artery. Surgery revealed a second larger radiolucent foreign body causing the thrombus. This was recognized as the distal tip and shaft of the peripheral self-expandable stent catheter used in the initial procedure. This report discusses preventive measures to be taken against this complication.

• Authors: Ahmet Seyfeddin Gürbüz, Semi Öztürk, Süleyman Çağan Efe, Mehmet Vefik Yazıcıoğlu
• Journal: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi : Turk Kardiyoloji Derneginin yayin organidir (Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars) Vol. 43 Issue 4 Pg. 381-4 (Jun 2015) ISSN: 1016-5169 [Print] Turkey
• PMID: 26142794 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Angiography
• Catheters (adverse effects)
• Femoral Artery (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Foreign Bodies (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Humans
• Iatrogenic Disease
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Popliteal Artery (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Stents (adverse effects)
• Thrombosis