Management of unexpected balloon rupture during deployment of balloon-expandable stents.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a method for dealing with balloon rupture during stent deployment.


METHODS
A 10-mL Luer-Lock syringe containing contrast material and heparinized saline is used to re-expand a balloon ruptured during stent deployment, permitting maximum balloon expansion and successful initial stent-wall apposition. No adjunctive use of probing catheters or a power injector is necessary to achieve adequate stent expansion. Analysis of the rupture may identify procedural deficiencies that can be rectified.


CONCLUSIONS
This technique is simple and timesaving, and interventionists should maintain vigilance when handling of balloon-expandable stents.
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Berndt M
BM
Department of Radiology, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany.
Müller-Hülsbeck
Stefan
S
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*