title: Pseudoperforation during kissing balloon angioplasty.
abstract: We describe a case of apparent perforation during kissing balloon angioplasty of a bifurcation lesion. There was no evidence of perforation on follow-up angiography or via intravascular ultrasound. Possible etiologies include minimal perforation that immediately sealed postdeflation or forced contrast into the microvascular bed via a proximal side branch.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA. panet002@umn.edu
authors.forename: Carmelo J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Panetta
authors.forename: Panayotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fasseas
authors.forename: Ganesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Raveendran
authors.forename: Kirk N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Garratt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D001918:Brachytherapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D019160:Endosonography; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male