• Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Feb 2012

    Case Reports

    Surgical treatment of entrapped intravascular ultrasonography catheter.

    • Yusuke Shimahara, Junjiro Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Koichi Toda, and Tomoyuki Fujita.
    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan. victorin@hsp.ncvc.go.jp
    • Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Feb 1;60(2):112-4.

    AbstractIntravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) has been widely used in percutaneous coronary artery interventions to ensure optimal stent expansion. Entrapment of the IVUS catheter is potentially lethal. We report a case of successful emergent surgical removal of an entrapped catheter within the sirolimus-eluting stent and coronary revascularization.

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