To describe a method for dealing with balloon rupture during stent deployment.
Technique:
A 10-mL Luer-Lock syringe containing contrast material and heparinized saline is used to re-expand a balloon ruptured during stent deployment, permitting maximum balloon expansion and successful initial stent-wall apposition. No adjunctive use of probing catheters or a power injector is necessary to achieve adequate stent expansion. Analysis of the rupture may identify procedural deficiencies that can be rectified.
Conclusions:
This technique is simple and timesaving, and interventionists should maintain vigilance when handling of balloon-expandable stents.
LinkJBrossmannJMüller-HülsbeckS. PTA of the brachiocephalic arteries [in German]. Akt Radiol. 1998;8:76–80.
2.
BrophyDPHartnellGGMcEniffNJ. Percutaneous treatment of a symptomatic brachiocephalic artery stenosis with a Palmaz stent. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1997;20:405–406.
