title: Retrieval of directional coronary atherectomy guiding catheter with angioplasty balloon catheter.
abstract: Directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) has been shown to be a safe and effective treatment for occlusive coronary artery disease. We report a case of an atherectomy guiding catheter severing in two with successful retrieval of the dislodged segment by an integrated angioplasty balloon catheter system.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University Hershey 17033, USA.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: el Ghamry Sabe
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ettinger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans