Entrapped coronary angioplasty stent balloon due to nondeflation: percutaneous retrieval by a simple technique.
Complication due to hardware failure may happen even in the most straightforward interventional procedures. We report an unusual complication of nondeflation of coronary stent balloon entrapped within the coronary tree. The nondeflated balloon was retrieved percutaneously by a simple technique.
Girish
M P
MP
Department of Cardiology, GB Pant Hospital and Associated Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India. drmohitgupta@yahoo.com
Gupta
Mohit D
MD
Tyagi
Sanjay
S
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D020878:Device Removal; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged