Extraction of a fully deployed Left main stent after six weeks – Case report

Dislodgement or embolization of coronary stents, although rare, is a well-known complication.1 Successful retrieval with special devices is reported in literature.2, 3, 4 and 5 We managed a case where a previously deployed stent in the Left main coronary artery (LMCA) got dislodged but remained unnoticed for 6 weeks. When a repeat angiography was done 6 weeks later for recurrent unstable angina, the Left main stent was found to be dislodged from the left main and was partially overhanging into the aorta. This stent was successfully extracted using a Goose neck snare. The left main artery was then re-stented.