title: Placement of an intracoronary stent via translumbar puncture.
abstract: Translumbar puncture for access to the central arterial tree has been used for aortography and for selective coronary angiography in selected patients where conventional peripheral access is not possible. A single case report of coronary angioplasty through this access technique is available in the literature. We report a case of coronary stent placement using the translumbar approach to access the coronary arteries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pollak
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pfau
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008875:Middle Aged; D011677:Punctures; D015607:Stents