Entrapment of the StarClose Vascular Closure System After Attempted Common Femoral Artery Deployment

Journal Article · Wed Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2012 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-011-0264-1· OSTI ID:22066588

Thor Johnson, D; Fidelman, Nicholas; Kerlan, Robert K; LaBerge, Jeanne M ^[1]

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1. University of California, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (United States)

A complication of the StarClose Vascular Closure System (Abbott, Des Plaines, IL) after a transarterial hepatic chemoembolization is described. After attempted clip deployment, the entire device became lodged in the tissues overlying the common femoral artery and could not be removed percutaneously. Successful removal of the device required surgical cutdown for removal and arterial repair. Entrapment of the StarClose vascular closure deployment system is a potentially serious complication that has been reported in the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database, but has not been recognized in the literature.

• OSTI ID: 22066588
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 35, Issue 4; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2012 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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