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Percutaneous snare retrieval of a partially embedded Wallstent
Peter J Curran1, Jesse Currier, Jonathan Tobis
1Division of Cardiology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
Abstract:
Although removal of a stent is a well described method for treating an acutely dislodged or embolized device, removal of a previously deployed stent is unusual. We describe a case where a partially dislodged wallstent in a saphenous vein graft was removed using a snare to permit deployment of a balloon mounted stent across a proximal vein graft stenosis.