Novel Use of GuideLiner with a Low-Profile Balloon for the Retrieval of Disrupted Balloon Catheter

Takayuki Warisawa; Takanobu Mitarai; Shunichi Doi; Mizuho Kasahara; Norio Suzuki; Manabu Takai; Hisao Matsuda; Yoshihiro J Akashi

doi:10.1536/ihj.17-646

Novel Use of GuideLiner with a Low-Profile Balloon for the Retrieval of Disrupted Balloon Catheter

Int Heart J. 2018 Nov 28;59(6):1454-1457. doi: 10.1536/ihj.17-646. Epub 2018 Oct 25.

Authors

Takayuki Warisawa^{1

2}, Takanobu Mitarai¹, Shunichi Doi¹, Mizuho Kasahara¹, Norio Suzuki¹, Manabu Takai¹, Hisao Matsuda¹, Yoshihiro J Akashi¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine.
² International Center for Circulatory Health, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London.

PMID: 30369575
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.17-646

Abstract

We report a case of successful percutaneous retrieval of an unexpectedly disrupted balloon catheter using GuideLiner and a low-profile balloon. The procedure and the mechanism of this novel technique were described in detail with ex-vivo testing. This case demonstrated the utility of the combination of GuideLiner and low-profile balloon as a bail-out for intravascular foreign body.

Keywords: Balloon disruption; Complication.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
Cardiac Catheters*
Device Removal / methods*
Equipment Failure*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged