Placement of an intracoronary stent via translumbar puncture.
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.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
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Pollak
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Pfau
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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