title: Balloon entrapment during side-branch angioplasty through a stent.
abstract: Entrapment of the distal tip of a balloon catheter occurred during attempted passage between the struts of a stent into a side branch. Traction on the balloon resulted in fracture of the catheter shaft requiring extraction with percutaneous retrieval forceps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lohavanichbutr
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Carere
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Webb
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000628:therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents