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Hemi-balloon dislodgement during a percutaneous balloon pericardial window procedure: removal using a second
1Heart Institute, St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center, Portland, Oregon.
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
|August 1, 1993
Abstract:
We describe retrieval of a balloon fragment from the pericardial space during a percutaneous balloon pericardial window procedure. A second pericardial catheter was placed, and the transfer wire was snared. The second catheter was then used to push the balloon fragment back through the pericardium and out to the skin.