Successful Endovascular Retrieval of a Stent Fragment from the Femoral Artery

Özet

The use of peripheral angiography is very common in the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease. In this case, we retrieved the fragment of a stent that had fractured during the procedure for peripheral artery treatment. To our knowledge, there is no similar case in the literature. A 58-year-old male patient with diabetes mellitus (10 years) and peripheral artery disease (3 years), who also had a history of coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, applied to our hospital with a complaint of claudication. The ruptured stent fragment in the superficial femoral artery was retrieved using a snare catheter during peripheral angiography (with appropriate modifications). Successful retrieval, no early or late complications, and no problems in follow-up.