Longitudinal stent fracture 11 months after implantation in the left pulmonary artery and successful management by a stent-in-stent maneuver

Walter Knirsch; Nikolaus A Haas; Martin A G Lewin; Frank Uhlemann

doi:10.1002/ccd.10379

Longitudinal stent fracture 11 months after implantation in the left pulmonary artery and successful management by a stent-in-stent maneuver

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2003 Jan;58(1):116-8. doi: 10.1002/ccd.10379.

Authors

Walter Knirsch¹, Nikolaus A Haas, Martin A G Lewin, Frank Uhlemann

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Olgahospital, Stuttgart, Germany. w.knirsch@olgahospital.de

PMID: 12508213
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10379

Abstract

Fracture of a 12 mm Palmaz stent after implantation in the left pulmonary artery for palliation of postoperative stenosis in a 9-year-old child is described. Successful management by implantation of a second Palmaz stent revealed immediate stabilization and no signs of significant restenosis during 1-year follow-up.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
Catheterization*
Child
Humans
Male
Postoperative Complications*
Prosthesis Failure*
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery / surgery*
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Radiography
Reoperation
Stents / adverse effects*
Time Factors