Entrapped coronary angioplasty stent balloon due to nondeflation: percutaneous retrieval by a simple technique

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Jan 1;77(1):58-61. doi: 10.1002/ccd.22617.

Abstract

Complication due to hardware failure may happen even in the most straightforward interventional procedures. We report an unusual complication of nondeflation of coronary stent balloon entrapped within the coronary tree. The nondeflated balloon was retrieved percutaneously by a simple technique.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
  • Device Removal
  • Drug-Eluting Stents
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged