title: Escape from true stent jail by use of the rotablator.
abstract: We describe the use of the Rotablator device to allow sidebranch access via the side-wall of a stent when it has proved impossible to pass even the lowest profile balloon catheter through the struts N a situation of "true stent jail".
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Cardiothoracic Center, Thomas Drive, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Mushahwar
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Ramsdale
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019233:Retreatment; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*