title: Failure of a balloon to deflate during post dilatation in a coronary artery.
abstract: Entrapment of nondeflated balloon is a rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. Sometimes it has hazardous potentials for the patient. We experienced a rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) caused by a defective balloon. We reported this experience and simple bailout technique.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Saiseikai Yokohama City Eastern Hospital, 6-1 Shimosueyoshi 3-Chome, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0012, Japan, takamatakuro@yahoo.co.jp.
authors: Takuro
authors: T
authors: Takama
authors: Yoshiaki
authors: Y
authors: Ito
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Ishimori
authors: Reiko
authors: R
authors: Tsukahara
authors: Toshiya
authors: T
authors: Muramatsu
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation