Balloon rupture during stent implantation: A novel technique of salvage with a new manual power injector.
Pinhole leak or rupture of a stent delivery balloon is a well-recognized technical problem encountered in vascular interventions. This event leads to inadequate stent expansion. These stents cannot be fully deployed with the same balloon and frequently the balloon cannot be retrieved without dislodging the stent. We describe a technique for successful stent deployment in such situations using the Oz Power Syringe, a new manual power injector. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 48:74-77, 1999.
Akhtar
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Department of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Johnson
K B
KB
Dalton
R
R
Rees
C R
CR
Marshall
W S
WS
Vallabhan
R C
RC
Anwar
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D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents; D013594:Syringes