Longitudinal Stent-Shortening during Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty with Stenting of Right Superficial Femoral
A Rahman1, K Pasha, G M Hossain
1Dr Afzalur Rahman, Professor of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Abstract:
Longitudinal stent deformation (LSD) involving coronary arteries during PCI have been reported in several literatures. But, LSD occurring during PTA (Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty) involving peripheral arteries is rare. We had such a case who presented with coronary and peripheral artery disease. Longitudinal stent deformation occurred during PTA with stenting of right superficial femoral artery (SFA). For CAD, PCI to RCA and LAD was done beforehand and the peripheral procedure was done 4 days later to avoid increased contrast load. Due to LSD occurring during PTA to Rt. SFA, we had to deploy another stent to cover the lesion over that artery. There was no technical fault or difficulty during negotiating the stent and positioning it covering the lesion. So, we did not find any obvious reason for this complication. Since longitudinal stent deformation is uncommon during PCI of coronary arteries and probably rare during PTA of peripheral arteries and we did not find any literature regarding this, we decided to report this case.
