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Entrapment of the StarClose Vascular Closure System After Attempted Common Femoral Artery Deployment

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A complication of the StarClose Vascular Closure System (Abbott, Des Plaines, IL) after a transarterial hepatic chemoembolization is described. After attempted clip deployment, the entire device became lodged in the tissues overlying the common femoral artery and could not be removed percutaneously. Successful removal of the device required surgical cutdown for removal and arterial repair. Entrapment of the StarClose vascular closure deployment system is a potentially serious complication that has been reported in the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database, but has not been recognized in the literature.

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D. T. J. was supported by NIBIB T32 training grant T32 EB001631.

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  1. Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M-361, San Francisco, California, 94143-0628, USA

    Jeremy C. Durack, D. Thor Johnson, Nicholas Fidelman, Robert K. Kerlan & Jeanne M. LaBerge

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Durack, J.C., Thor Johnson, D., Fidelman, N. et al. Entrapment of the StarClose Vascular Closure System After Attempted Common Femoral Artery Deployment. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 35, 942–944 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-011-0264-1

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