Repositioning of Covered Stents: The Grip Technique

IntroductionRetrieval and repositioning of a stent deployed beyond its intended target region may be a difficult technical challenge.Materials and MethodsA balloon-mounted snare technique, a variant of the coaxial loop snare technique, is described.ResultsThe technique is described for the repositioning of a covered transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt stent and a covered biliary stent.ConclusionThe balloon-mounted snare technique is a useful technique for retrieval of migrated stents.