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Stent deployment within a guide catheter aids removal of a fractured buddy wire
Ananth Prasan1, David Brieger, Mark R Adams
1Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Abstract:
We report a case of fractured buddy wire that was successfully removed by deploying a stent within the guide catheter, trapping the fractured segment of wire between stent and endoluminal surface of the guide catheter. This technique provides an alternative to either percutaneous snare or surgical intervention.