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It was reported that guidewire tip detachment occurred.The patient underwent pedal stick to do a retrograde tibial vessel percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (pta).The 100% stenosed target lesion was located in the severely calcified tibial vessel.Two 182cm straight tip v-14 control wire were selected for use.However, upon trying to cross the chronic totally occluded lesion, the tip of both guidewires were fractured.The physician used a tibial balloon to capture the fractured pieces and completely removed it.Nothing was left behind and the procedure was completed successfully.No patient complications were reported.
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