Intentional retrieval of a protruding ostial left main drug-eluting stent using a snare: a bail-out case report
Mohamed Sarsari, Houda Bachri, Oualid Kerrouani, Jamila Zarzur, Mohamed Cherti, Abdelsalam Bensaaud, Ahmet Taha Sahin, John Kanakakis, Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios, Deepti Ranganathan · 2026
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Mohamed Sarsari and colleagues recount in 2026 a rescue where a heart stent poking far into the aorta was pulled back out with a snare. A sixty-year-old man with diabetes arrived with a heart attack pattern from a tight narrowing at the very start of the left main artery. During the emergency procedure, patient movement pushed the fresh stent too far out, and balloon work bent it.
Leaving the metal jutting out risked clots, loose debris, and valve trouble, so the team chose removal while the stent was still fresh. A loop snare caught and extracted it cleanly, and a new stent was placed in the ideal spot. He recovered without complications, a rare bail-out that worked because it happened early.
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| CREATOR | Mohamed Sarsari, Houda Bachri, Oualid Kerrouani, Jamila Zarzur, Mohamed Cherti, Abdelsalam Bensaaud, Ahmet Taha Sahin, John Kanakakis, Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios, Deepti Ranganathan |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 17 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |