Reconstruction of an accidentally crushed stent guided by intravascular ultrasound during a left main percutaneous
Mohsen Mohandes1, Mauricio Torres1, Sergio Rojas1
1Interventional Cardiology Department, Cardiology Division, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain.
Abstract:
We present a case of an accidentally crushed stent due to an unnoticed passage of a guidewire through a lateral stent strut with subsequent stent compression after balloon dilatation, during a planned percutaneous coronary intervention on the left main. The crushed stent segment was reconstructed with step-by-step balloon dilation, guided by intravascular ultrasound.
Keywords:
Crushed stentIntervenção coronária percutâneaLeft mainPercutaneous coronary interventionStent danificadoTronco comum

