| Inadvertent retrieval of a broken PTCA catheter from the aorta during off-pump coronary bypass. | |
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PMID: 17392994 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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To cut costs, many centres around the world utilise previously used, re-sterilized balloon catheters to perform coronary angioplasty. The fracture and lodging of an angioplasty device within the coronary arteries is a rare but increasingly noted complication. In this article, we report on the inadvertent retrieval of a coronary angioplasty catheter during off-pump coronary bypass. The accidental removal of the catheter, which extended to the descending aorta, has obviously been life saving. This experience has shown that a high degree of caution is required when planning an operation for the retrieval of PTCA hardware. |
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Authors:
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F Nurözler; S T Kutlu; G Küçük |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cardiovascular journal of South Africa : official journal for Southern Africa Cardiac Society [and] South African Society of Cardiac Practitioners Volume: 18 ISSN: 1015-9657 ISO Abbreviation: Cardiovasc J S Afr Publication Date: 2007 Jan-Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-03-29 Completed Date: 2007-09-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100964061 Medline TA: Cardiovasc J S Afr Country: South Africa |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 34-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Central Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary
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instrumentation* Aorta, Thoracic / surgery* Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump* Coronary Stenosis / therapy Device Removal / instrumentation* Foreign-Body Migration / etiology Humans Male Middle Aged |
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