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Circumferential rupture and entrapment of a balloon-On-a-wire device during coronary angioplasty

✍ Scribed by Nukta, Emad ;Meier, Bernhard ;Urban, Philip ;Muller, Thierry


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1990
Tongue
English
Weight
255 KB
Volume
20
Category
Article
ISSN
0098-6569

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✦ Synopsis


While attempting to dilate a distal lesion in a right coronary artery, using a balloonon-a-wire catheter, circumferential balloon rupture occurred with temporary entrapment of the balloon in the stenosis. The balloon was retrieved, and the dilatation completed, using an over-the-wire balloon catheter.


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