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Intracoronary fracture and embolization of a coronary angioplasty balloon catheter: retrieval by a simple technique. |
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| Authors: | Vijay Trehan Saibal Mukhopadhyay Jamal Yusuf Umamahesh C Ramgasetty Samanjoy Mukherjee Ramesh Arora |
| Affiliation: | Department of Cardiology, G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India. |
| Abstract: | We report a technique for retrieval of a balloon along with a portion of its shaft from the coronary system using a simple technique that does not involve the use of snare or any other retrieval tool. An additional angioplasty wire and a balloon catheter were used to remove the balloon from the coronary system. |
| Keywords: | detached balloon coronary angioplasty retrieval |