title: Successful Sealing of Elli's Type 3 Coronary Artery Perforation with Cyanoacrylate Glue.
abstract: Coronary artery perforation (CAP) is a rare (0.43%) but scary complication of percutaneous coronary intervention with its associated morbidity and even mortality at times.It needs to be treated urgently either by percutaneous means or by open heart surgery, as the situation demands. In this report we are discussing a left anterior descending coronary (LAD) artery perforation sealed successfully using cyanoacrylate glue.
authors.affiliation: Intervention Radiologist.
authors.forename: Deepak Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Intervention Radiologist.
authors.forename: Shalima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gautam
authors.affiliation: Intervention Radiologist.
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kawar
authors.affiliation: Intervention Radiologist.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Kalmath
authors.affiliation: Intervention Radiologist.
authors.forename: Kranti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rathod
authors.affiliation: Intervention Cardiologist, Director Cardiac Cath Lab., Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Goyal
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; D003487:Cyanoacrylates