INTERNAL CAROTID PSEUDOANEURYSM CAUSED BY MIGRATION OF A CORONARY GUIDEWIRE FRAGMENT: A CASE OF A BROKEN ARROW

INTERNAL CAROTID PSEUDOANEURYSM CAUSED BY MIGRATION OF A CORONARY GUIDEWIRE FRAGMENT: A CASE OF A BROKEN ARROW

Introduction: Guidewire fracture is a rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Retained fragments can cause thrombosis, dissection, perforation of the vessel or embolize. When is impossible to withdraw or to trap the fragment during the procedure, management is debatable betwe...

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Main Authors: Nuno Henriques Coelho, Pedro Monteiro, Rita Augusto, Evelise Pinto, Carolina Semião, João Ribeiro, João Peixoto, Luís Fernandes, Ricardo Gouveia, Victor Martins, Alexandra Canedo
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular 2020-12-01
Series:Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular
Subjects:
percutaneous coronary intervention complications
broken guidewire
guidewire embolization
foreign body in ascending aorta
cardiac tamponade
internal carotid pseudoaneurysm
Online Access:https://acvjournal.com/index.php/acv/article/view/319

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