ABSTRACT
We describe a technique that extracted a ruptured angioplasty balloon which had become entrapped by a calcified left common iliac artery stenosis. The balloon catheter had been advanced crossover from the right and could not be retracted directly into a sheath across the aortic bifurcation. Therefore, a guidewire was inserted through the balloon catheter and captured by a loop snare advanced from the left femoral artery. The loop snare was also used to free the balloon wings from the stenosis. The balloon was then pulled into a 10 Fr sheath and removed as a unit with the sheath.
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Angioplasty, Balloon , Foreign Bodies/surgery , Iliac Artery/pathology , Intermittent Claudication/therapy , Aged , Constriction, Pathologic , Equipment Failure , Female , HumansABSTRACT
Subcapsular hematoma of the spleen is a rare complication of pancreatitis. In one patient successful percutaneous drainage of a large hematoma was performed during the subacute phase, preventing rupture of the splenic capsule and obviating splenectomy.
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Drainage/methods , Hematoma/etiology , Pancreatitis/complications , Splenic Diseases/etiology , Hematoma/diagnostic imaging , Hematoma/therapy , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Splenic Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Splenic Diseases/therapy , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Lesions deep within the breast are occasionally visible on only one standard mammographic projection and are therefore difficult to localize preoperatively. Such abnormalities can often be visualized on two orthogonal 45 degrees oblique views. In these cases, needle localizations may be performed in a routine manner without computed tomography or stereotactic methods.