Procedures: up and over selective angiogram of the left femoral popliteal artery; up and over atherectomy of the entire superficial femoral artery; attempted snaring the fox hollow device and wire from the right common femoral artery/right iliac artery and attempts narrowing it also from the left common femoral artery.
Cv consulted for cut down retained device and wire.
After completing the atherectomy was noted on the fluoroscopy that the medical bro wire was wrapped around the atherectomy device and caught at the junction of the cutting section preoperative diagnosis: retained atherectomy catheter in the left femoral vessel.
Postoperative diagnosis: retained atherectomy catheter in the left femoral vessel.
Procedure: left femoral exploration, removal of retained catheter from distal superficial iliac artery, common femoral artery endarterectomy and primary repair of common femoral artery.
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