Open AccessA rare complication: Undeflatable balloon of the stent
Author(s) -
Mehmet Bostan,
Ömer Şatıroğlu,
Turan Erdoğan,
Murtaza Emre Durakoğlugil,
Yavuz Uğurlu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
interventional medicine and applied science/interventional medicine and applied science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.195
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2061-5094
pISSN - 2061-1617
DOI - 10.1556/imas.5.2013.1.9
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , balloon , percutaneous coronary intervention , stent , radiology , percutaneous , coronary artery disease , surgery , balloon dilatation , angioplasty , interventional cardiology , cardiology , myocardial infarction
Percutaneous coronary intervention is an important modality in the treatment of coronary artery disease. These procedures are usually completed successfully, but occasionally serious complications are encountered. In this paper, we present the case of an undeflatable stent balloon, which is an extremely rare complication that has not been described in the literature.