title: Side-wire technique for percutaneous pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty.
abstract: On occasion during percutaneous pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty, a small balloon may slip into the pulmonary artery when dilating a stenotic pulmonary valve. In order to stabilize the balloon should a larger balloon size not be available, a side wire can be used without changing the original balloon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Yuksek Ihtisas Heart-Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. cayserkan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cay
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Atak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography