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Surgical treatment of entrapped intravascular ultrasonography catheter

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Intravascular 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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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan

    Yusuke Shimahara, Junjiro Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Koichi Toda & Tomoyuki Fujita

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Shimahara, Y., Kobayashi, J., Nakajima, H. et al. Surgical treatment of entrapped intravascular ultrasonography catheter. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 60, 112–114 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-011-0785-1

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