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KMID : 0368120120420030201
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Korean Circulation Journal
2012 Volume.42 No. 3 p.201 ~ p.204
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Successful Retrieval of a Fractured and Entrapped 0.035-Inch Terumo Wire in the Femoral Artery Using Biopsy Forceps
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Kang Jun-Hyuk
Rha Seung-Woon
Lee Dae-In
Kim Su-A
Lee Jae-Hyoung
Kang Seung-Hun
Lim Sung-Yoon
Choi Byoung-Geol
Amro Elnagar
Kim Sun-Won
Im Sung-Il
Han Seong-Woo
Na Jin-Oh
Choi Cheol-Ung
Lim Hong-Euy
Kim Jin-Won
Kim Eung-Ju
Park Chang-Gyu
Seo Hong-Seog
Oh Dong-Joo
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Abstract
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A 0.035-inch guide wire fracture and entrapment in a peripheral artery is a very rare complication, but when it does occur it may lead to life-threatening complications, such as perforation, thrombus formation, embolization, and subsequent limb ischemia. We describe our experience of successfully retrieving a fractured 0.035-inch Terumo guide wire in the external iliac artery using a biopsy forcep.
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KEYWORD
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Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, Complications
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