It was reported that stent migration occurred.A 6x40x75 innova stent was selected for a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (pta) procedure in the superficial femoral artery (sfa).During the procedure, the stent migrated distally.The lesion was not fully covered as a result.The patient was required to undergo an additional procedure.There were no patient complications reported.Additional information received reported that the patient's vessel diameter was 6mm, the degree of calcification was severe and the stenosis was 80%.The lesion was pre-dilated using a 5mm balloon.The additional procedure performed was the placement of an additional stent overlapping the innova stent.The physician reported that the stent migrated because when he deployed the stent, the system did not straighten.The stent migrated during deployment, about 20mm.There were no patient complications and the patient's status post procedure was good.
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