Rescue removal of disrupted balloon catheter from right coronary artery and aortic arch

Kardiol Pol. 2013;71(7):772-4. doi: 10.5603/KP.2013.0171.

Abstract

We present the case of a 70-year-old female patient diagnosed with unstable angina, who was qualified to coronarography in a peripheral interventional cardiology department. Critical stenosis of right posterior descending artery was found. During percutaneous coronary intervention, after-stent balloon catheter interrupted and was left partially in the right coronary artery sticking out of the aortic arch. In a second attempt at removal, using an Amplatz GooseNeck snare, operators managed to take the broken balloon out of the intravascular space.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
  • Catheters*
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery*
  • Device Removal / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Treatment Outcome