Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Management of an Entrapped Rotablator Burr
2019
Abstract Burr entrapment remains a serious complication of rotational atherectomy. This report describes an advanced technique for the management of entrapped atherectomy burrs. Commonly strategies were unsuccessful. A chronic total occlusion angioplasty technique was used successfully: the subintimal dilation and “external crushing” plaque modification technique. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
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