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Pseudoperforation during kissing balloon angioplasty
Carmelo J Panetta1, Panayotis Fasseas, Ganesh Raveendran
1Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA. panet002@umn.edu
Abstract:
We describe a case of apparent perforation during kissing balloon angioplasty of a bifurcation lesion. There was no evidence of perforation on follow-up angiography or via intravascular ultrasound. Possible etiologies include minimal perforation that immediately sealed postdeflation or forced contrast into the microvascular bed via a proximal side branch.