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A detached rotational atherectomy burr was successfully retrieved percutaneously using an additional guidewire and a balloon catheter.
Case Report (n=1)
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Demonstrates the feasibility of percutaneous retrieval of a detached rotational atherectomy burr, a rare complication of rotablation.
May offer a bailout for this rare complication; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Rotablation (rotational atherectomy) is an acknowledged method of percutaneous treatment of highly calcified coronary artery lesions that cannot be treated with traditional angioplasty. The complexity of the technique and usage of very specific equipment can contribute to the development of uncommon complications. We present a case of percutaneous retrieval of a damaged rotational atherectomy burr in a 74-year-old male patient.
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Kosowski et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Highly calcified coronary artery lesion (n=1). Percutaneous retrieval using a balloon catheter and guidewire was evaluated on Successful retrieval of the detached burr. A detached rotational atherectomy burr was successfully retrieved percutaneously using an additional guidewire and a balloon catheter.
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