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Demonstration of Trapping Technique to Retrieve a Fractured Balloon Catheter

Thomas E. Kaier, MD, MBA, PhD1; Andreas S. Kalogeropoulos, MD, PhD1,2
Antonis N. Pavlidis, MD, PhD1

Video supplement to “Use of Trapping Techniques and a GooseNeck Snare to Retrieve a Fractured Balloon Catheter,” by Kaier, et al. (August 2022 Clinical Images).

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty balloon fracture, retention, and embolization are rare complications of percutaneous coronary intervention. This video series demonstrates how to avoid emergency surgery by using basic balloon trapping techniques and a snare in the more distal arterial bed.

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