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Account reports balloon broke off while in patient's venous system in shoulder.User facility could not see piece broken off and sent patient across street to iu methodist hospital ct to identify where piece was and treated patient as necessary.The balloon inflated the first time to full pressure; it burst at about 6-8 atmospheres on the second inflation.The facility believes the fractured piece was lodged in the stent that was placed.The facility was going to attempt to snare or clip the piece out.Same patient, same brachial cephalic stent graft but came in from the left side today through the ij and was in a different location on the stent - essentially the other end of the stent.Upon asking for further information it became evident that they stent has been implanted and came in to contact with the metal stent and the contact ruptured the balloon.
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