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The Removal of a Fractured Guidewire During Mechanical Thrombectomy. A Case Report Cover

The Removal of a Fractured Guidewire During Mechanical Thrombectomy. A Case Report

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Volume 7 (2021): Issue 2 (April 2021)
By: Rares Cristian Filep,  Andrei Florin Bloj and  Lucian Marginean  
Open Access
|May 2021

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Fig. 1a

Digital subtraction angiogram while injecting contrast in the left ICA shows occlusion of the left MCA’s distal M1 segment.
Digital subtraction angiogram while injecting contrast in the left ICA shows occlusion of the left MCA’s distal M1 segment.

Fig. 1b

The fractured radioopaque guidewire tip is seen inside the microcatheter (white arrow) in this unsubtracted, magnified image.
The fractured radioopaque guidewire tip is seen inside the microcatheter (white arrow) in this unsubtracted, magnified image.

Fig. 1c

After multiple attempts, successful capture of the wire with the Eric retriever is visible.
After multiple attempts, successful capture of the wire with the Eric retriever is visible.

Fig. 2

The distal radioopaque 5 cm of the wire extracted is seen along with Eric retriever’s structure.
The distal radioopaque 5 cm of the wire extracted is seen along with Eric retriever’s structure.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2021-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
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Language: English
Page range: 141 - 144
Submitted on: Sep 3, 2020
Accepted on: Feb 8, 2021
Published on: May 12, 2021
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
acute ischemic stroke,
large vessel occlusion,
mechanical thrombectomy
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Internal medicine, other,
Surgery,
Surgery, other,
Anaesthesiology,
Emergency medicine and intensive-care medicine

© 2021 Rares Cristian Filep, Andrei Florin Bloj, Lucian Marginean, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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