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

作者信息

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

机构信息

Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Olgahospital, Stuttgart, Germany.

出版信息

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

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.