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J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
; 34(1): 203-206, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35466655
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: 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.