title: Balloon-assisted retrieval of a broken stent-delivery system.
abstract: The breakage of a stent-delivery catheter at the shaft is a rare and dangerous complication during coronary intervention. We report a simple balloon technique for the successful retrieval, from within a guiding catheter, of both an unexpanded stent and its delivery system.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Bangalore 560069, India. jrad2can@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Jayashree
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kharge
authors.forename: Praveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sreekumar
authors.forename: Kumara
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Swamy
authors.forename: Ashalatha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bharatha
authors.forename: Raghu Thagachagere
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Ramegowda
authors.forename: Manjunath Cholenahally
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Nanjappa
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D062906:Cardiac Catheters; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Angioplasty, balloon, coronary/instrumentation; device removal/methods; equipment failure; stents/adverse outcomes