Author/Authors :
Munakata, Masahito Department of Cardiology - Saitama Municipal Hospital, Saitama, Japan , Numasawa, Yohei Department of Cardiology - Japanese Red Cross Ashikaga Hospital, Ashikaga, Japan , Ishikawa, Shiro Department of Cardiology - Saitama Municipal Hospital, Saitama, Japan , Koyama, Takashi Department of Cardiology - Saitama Municipal Hospital, Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
Percutaneous coronary intervention for left main trifurcation disease is challenging. Although side branch protection techniques
such as the jailed balloon technique and jailed Corsair technique are the established methods for treatment of coronary
bifurcation lesions, little is known regarding the application and feasibility of these techniques for left main trifurcation disease.
We herein describe a 72-year-old man with angina pectoris who was successfully treated with percutaneous coronary stent
implantation for a left main trifurcation lesion. In this case, we performed a novel double side branch protection technique, the
simultaneous jailed balloon and jailed Corsair technique, with a single 8 Fr guiding catheter. This is the first case report to
highlight the feasibility and efficacy of combined use of the jailed balloon and jailed Corsair techniques during percutaneous
coronary intervention for left main trifurcation disease.