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

Rares Cristian Filep

Rares Cristian Filep

PhD School of Medicine, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu MuresTargu Mures, Romania
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Filep, Rares Cristian
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Andrei Florin Bloj

Andrei Florin Bloj

Emergency Clinical County Hospital Targu MuresTargu Mures, Romania
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Lucian Marginean

Lucian Marginean

George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu MuresTargu Mures, Romania
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May 12, 2021
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Article Category: Case report
Published Online: May 12, 2021
Page range: 141 - 144
Received: Sep 03, 2020
Accepted: Feb 08, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2021-0009
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© 2021 Rares Cristian Filep, Andrei Florin Bloj, Lucian Marginean, published by Sciendo
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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.
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