Surgical removal of stent entrapped in proximal left coronary artery system

Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 Sep;62(3):884-5.

Abstract

Coronary artery stents were developed to prevent acute coronary closure and reduce restenosis after coronary angioplasty. A well-recognized, although uncommon, complication of stent deployment is loss of control, resulting in the stent being inadvertently deployed in an undesirable location. This case study describes a patient who underwent stent insertion to the left anterior descending artery and had stent entrapment in the left anterior descending/left main coronary artery. The stent was surgically removed, preventing unnecessary bypass grafting to a normal circumflex artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects
  • Arteries / injuries
  • Arteries / surgery
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessels / injuries
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Stents / adverse effects*