Device entrapment: a rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention

ABSTRACT

Device entrapment is a rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. It has hazardous potentials for the patient. Emergent cardiac surgery is the only option after failure of retrieval devices. We have described here a case of a 55 years old male. During percutaneous coronary intervention, the balloon inflated only partially at its ends and entrapped in the lesion along with the stent. Multiple attempts at inflation failed and the patient developed severe chest pain for few minutes. Surgery was contemplated but final attempt at inflation was successful and the patient stabilized. It was an emergent situation and could have led to fatal outcome, although this patient escaped narrowly from any fatal outcome: