Author/Authors :
Şarlı, Bahadır Kayseri Education and Research Hospital - Clinic of Cardiology - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Baktır, Ahmet Oğuz Kayseri Education and Research Hospital - Clinic of Cardiology, Turkey , Sağlam, Hayrettin Kayseri Education and Research Hospital - Clinic of Cardiology, Turkey , Kurtul, Serkan Kayseri Education and Research Hospital - Clinic of Cardiology, Turkey , Doğan, Yasemin Kayseri Education and Research Hospital - Clinic of Cardiology, Turkey , Arınç, Hüseyin Kayseri Education and Research Hospital - Clinic of Cardiology, Turkey
Abstract :
Coronary perforation is a rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention with an incidence of 0.2% to 0.6 %. According to the classification of Ellis et al., Type III is the most life threatening type of perforation which needs to be treated with emergency surgery or grafted stents. In this report we describe a case of coronary perforation which occurred during primary PCI of the right coronary artery and was treated with a hand-made covered stent. The technique which we were obliged to use in this case was successful in closure of the perforated segment and prevented progression to tamponade.
Keywords :
Acute coronary syndrome , percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty , coronary artery perforation
