Successful Retrieval of a Fractured and Entrapped 0.035-Inch Terumo Wire in the Femoral Artery Using Biopsy Forceps

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A 0.035-inch guide wire fracture and entrapment in a peripheral artery is a very rare complication, but when it does occur it may lead to life-threatening complications, such as perforation, thrombus formation, embolization, and subsequent limb ischemia. We describe our experience of successfully retrieving a fractured 0.035-inch Terumo guide wire in the external iliac artery using a biopsy forcep.

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Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyComplications
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Successful Retrieval of a Fractured and Entrapped 0.035-Inch Terumo Wire in the Femoral Artery Using Biopsy Forceps
저자
Kang, Jun HyukRha, Seung-WoonLee, Dae InKim, SuaLee, Jae HyoungKang, Seung HunLim, Sung YoonChoi, Byoung GeolElnagar, AmroKim, Sun WonIm, Sung IlHan, Seong WooNa, Jin OhChoi, Cheol UngLim, Hong EuyKim, Jin WonKim, Eung JuPark, Chang GyuSeo, Hong SeogOh, Dong Joo
DOI
10.4070/kcj.2012.42.3.201
발행일
2012-03
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Article
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Korean Circulation Journal
42
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201 ~ 204