The physician intended to treat a severely calcified lesion (90 percent stenosis degree, vessel reference diameter 6 mm, lesion length 180 mm) in a mildly tortuous bifurcation of the left anterior tibial artery.A passeo-18 balloon catheter was used for the procedure.Initially, it was reported that the balloon of the complaint instrument burst and ruptured in the vessel.After additional correspondence with the local staff it was clarified that the complaint instrument was successfully inflated three times.After balloon deflation, the instrument was withdrawn during which the balloon tore off the catheter.Since the balloon could not be recovered, the patient underwent surgery.The balloon was successfully removed.
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