Removal of Partially Inflated Broken Balloon from Left Main Coronary Artery: a case from a tertiary care cardiac center of a developing country

Abstract

:We report a technique for retrieval of a balloon along with a portion of its shaft from the coronary system using a simple technique that does not involve the use of snare or any other retrieval tool. An additional angioplasty wire and a balloon catheter were used to remove the balloon from the coronary system.