Amputation of the fine guidewire tip during atherectomy using the Simpson "over-the-wire" peripheral atherectomy catheter

K Naik; N Chalmers; I N Gillespie

doi:10.1007/BF02641892

Amputation of the fine guidewire tip during atherectomy using the Simpson "over-the-wire" peripheral atherectomy catheter

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1993 May-Jun;16(3):193-4. doi: 10.1007/BF02641892.

Authors

K Naik¹, N Chalmers, I N Gillespie

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

PMID: 8334694
DOI: 10.1007/BF02641892

Abstract

After successful treatment of a localized eccentric atheromatous deposit in the distal superficial femoral artery using the Simpson "over-the-wire" atherectomy catheter, a short segment of guidewire tip was noted in the proximal peroneal artery. A digital angiogram of the distal vessels showed satisfactory run-off. There were no immediate clinical sequelae and none after 2 months follow-up.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Atherectomy / adverse effects*
Atherectomy / instrumentation
Equipment Failure
Femoral Artery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged