title: Retrieval of impacted broken balloon by balloon inflation in guiding catheter.
abstract: Broken catheter fragment in a coronary artery during percutaneous coronary angioplasty is a rare complication. It can result in serious problems as a result of thrombus formation and embolization of broken fragment. We report an unusual complication of a broken balloon catheter during angioplasty, which was successfully retrieved by balloon inflation in guiding catheter technique.
authors.affiliation: Room No. 133, Academic Block, Department of Cardiology, G. B. Pant Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, New Delhi, 110002, India, drvimalmehta@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Vimal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Bhagya Narayan
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Pandit
authors.forename: Jamal
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yusuf
authors.forename: Saibal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Trehan
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tyagi
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged