Balloon sandwich technique for retrieval of fractured delivery wire of pipeline stent. Issue 1 (February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cerejo, Russell; Bain, Mark; Masaryk, Thomas
• Is Part Of: Interventional neuroradiology. Volume 24:Issue 1(2018:Feb.)
• Page Start: 40
• Page End: 42
• Publication Date: 2018-02
• Subjects: Complication -- pipeline -- wire fracture; Nervous system -- Interventional radiology -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Radiography -- Periodicals; Nervous System Diseases -- Periodicals -- radiography; Neuroradiography -- Periodicals; Radiography, Interventional -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Radiography; Periodicals; 617.4805
• DOI: 10.1177/1591019917732287
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1591-0199

Abstract

Delivery wire fracture of flow-diverter stents are rare but have been described. We describe a video case of a successful technique to retrieve such a fractured delivery wire by using a balloon microcatheter and the intermediate catheter when other proven methods may fail.