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The physician intended to use the admiral xtreme pta to treat the right iliac artery.It was reported the balloon was advanced to the lesion, and inflated across the right iliac lesion at 8 atmospheres for 60 seconds.During the second inflation after 3 minutes the balloon ruptured at nominal pressure.The balloon was removed over a wire, it was observed after removal that a fragment of the balloon was caught at the sheath.The physician pulled the sheath slightly back and with a blade cut down and with hemostats retrieved the fragmented balloon piece.The sheath was advanced back and held pressure.The site continued to bleed the physician upsized the sheath from a 5f,6f,7f,8f to a 9f sheath and applied pressure.The sight stopped bleeding with no further issues reported.
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