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Case Reports
. 2025 Aug;106(2):1310-1314.
doi: 10.1002/ccd.31674. Epub 2025 Jun 12.

Coronary Stent Loss Retrieval Using Pulmonary Biopsy Forceps via Transradial Approach-A Case Series

Kamaraj Selvaraj  1 , Hartini Mohd Yusof  1 , Thurston Erng  1 , Abdul Kahar Abdul Ghapar  1
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Coronary Stent Loss Retrieval Using Pulmonary Biopsy Forceps via Transradial Approach-A Case Series

Kamaraj Selvaraj et al. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Aug.

Abstract

Stent loss (or dislodgment) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a rare yet potentially life-threatening complication, with a reported incidence of 1.3%. Stent retrieval via transradial approach is inherently different and more challenging compared to transfemoral approach as the former has smaller caliber and greater tortuousity. This case series describes four cases of coronary stent loss retrieval via the radial artery sheath using the pulmonary biopsy forceps (thus named the Radial Artery Forceps Retrieval or RAFR technique) during PCI.

Keywords: biopsy forceps; percutaneous coronary intervention; stent loss; stent retrieval.

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