Open AccessRETRIEVAL OF BALLOON FROM RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY SURGICALLY
Author(s) -
Zara Shirazi,
Kashif Zia,
Zain Mahmood,
Syed Minhaj Hussain,
Hafeezullah Bughio,
Tahir Saghir,
Pervaiz A. Chaudhry
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jamc. journal of ayub medical college, abbotabad, pakistan/journal of ayub medical college
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.195
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1819-2718
pISSN - 1025-9589
DOI - 10.55519/jamc-01-9059
Subject(s) - medicine , balloon , angioplasty , right coronary artery , myocardial infarction , cardiology , surgery , artery , coronary angiography
Angioplasty balloon entrapment remains an infrequent but dangerous obstacle that requires forbearance and pre-built management strategies in order to avoid morbidity or worse, mortality. Here, we discuss an un-expected hurdle of an undeflated stuck balloon with fractured shaft during angioplasty of proximal right coronary artery (RCA) in a 60-year-old male which was attempted percutaneously and redeemed surgically but massive infarction to RCA territory was inevitable.