Lost guidewire retrieved by multiwire technique
Coronary guidewire loss complications
Retrieval of lost material is a challenging complication and the multiple wire technique offers another alternative. When mastered, this technique offers the possibility of recovering the lost device. This section takes a look at the multiwire technique.
Inserting one or two wires next to the fragment and twisting the wires together, the fragment may become entrapped in those wires and removed.
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