The trap device retrieves the detached stent that is floating within the ascending aorta
Li-an Liao, Meng Liang, Rong-tai Luo, Hua-qing Yao, Xin-ping Lan · 2026
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Description
Li-an Liao and four colleagues report a 2026 case in which two heart stents became tangled and floated free inside a patient's aorta. The man, aged 70, had returned for a second planned procedure after an earlier heart attack. A wire passed through the mesh of his first stent, so a new stent pulled the old one out of shape as it moved. Both stents ended up loose in the ascending aorta, where loose metal could block blood flow or damage the heart.
Clinicians removed both stents with a snare device, a small loop passed through a tube, and then placed a fresh stent. Liao's account traces the mishap to the first stent sticking slightly into the left main artery and to the wire position going unchecked. Readers gain a clear warning: confirm where the wire sits before pushing a stent onward, and pause when movement meets resistance.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Li-an Liao, Meng Liang, Rong-tai Luo, Hua-qing Yao, Xin-ping Lan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 16723 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |