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Delayed surgical retrieval of retained guidewire following percutaneous coronary intervention
Amit Modi1, Aleksejus Zorinas, Hunaid A Vohra
1Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery
|November 3, 2010
Abstract:
An uncommon complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is entrapment and/or fracture of the catheter guidewire. This report describes "delayed" surgical removal of retained guidewire from the ascending aorta following a PCI. The potential complications and the management options are further discussed.