PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - W.P. Daugherty
AU  - J.B. White
AU  - H.J. Cloft
AU  - D.F. Kallmes
TI  - Rescue Retrieval of AngioGuard Embolic Capture System after Failure of Capture Sheath Retrieval in Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A1118
DP  - 2008 Sep 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1594--1595
VI  - 29
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/29/8/1594.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/29/8/1594.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2008 Sep 01; 29
AB  - SUMMARY: This report describes the cases of 2 patients with failed retrieval of an AngioGuard distal protection device after carotid stent placement with rescue retrieval by use of a vertebral catheter. An AngioGuard was deployed before carotid angioplasty and stent placement. Attempted removal of the device with the provided recapture sheath was unsuccessful. A 5F 120-cm vertebral catheter was used to recapture and remove the AngioGuard. This technique is a simple and readily available solution for the retrieval of failed removal of a protection device.