title: Conservative management of the perforation of a side branch of the left main coronary artery during coronary angiography.
abstract: We report perforation of a side branch of left main coronary artery during coronary angiography. We suppose that the engaging of the catheter into a small side branch caused this complication. Furthermore, we observed that the conservative approach might be successful in the restoration of such coronary artery perforations. To the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case of left main side branch coronary artery perforation during angiography.
authors: Ibrahim
authors: I
authors: Ozdogru
authors: Namik Kemal
authors: NK
authors: Eryol
authors: Kutay
authors: K
authors: Tasdemir
authors: Mehmet Tugrul
authors: MT
authors: Inanc
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Dogan
authors: Mehmet Gungor
authors: MG
authors: Kaya
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016312:Treatment Refusal