Stent loss above or below the common femoral artery

Coronary stent loss complications

You have successfully moved the stent into the iliac artery but now, how do you retrieve the stent through the vascular sheath without resorting to surgery? This section focuses on the different steps allowing for device extraction using the contralateral femoral approach. What are the tools and clinical steps to ensure this procedure is safe? What are the limits involved and what do you need to know in order to make informed decisions for the management of your patient? This section defines and illustrates the various steps involved using this approach …