# An Interesting Case of Balloon-Assisted Deployment of a Dislodged Coronary Stent

## TL;DR

This paper describes a novel technique for deploying a dislodged coronary stent using balloon assistance during a complex heart procedure.

## Contribution

The paper introduces a new method for handling dislodged stents in calcified coronary arteries using balloon-assisted deployment.

## Key findings

- A dislodged stent was successfully rewired and deployed using balloon assistance.
- The procedure resulted in TIMI III flow and good angiographic outcomes.
- This technique offers a potential solution for proximal vessel stent dislodgement.

## Abstract

We report a first and interesting case of balloon-assisted deployment of a dislodged coronary stent. While performing a calcified left circumflex coronary artery (LCX) intervention, the drug-eluting coronary stent was dislodged in the osteoproximal segment of the calcified and tortuous LCX. The dislodged stent was rewired, progressively dilated with multiple balloons and, finally, a larger, balloon-mounted stent was pushed forward, positioned across the coronary lesion and deployed, resulting in distal thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) III flow with good angiographic results. Rewiring the dislodged stent with subsequent balloon-assisted deployment in the lesion can be a solution for a dislodged coronary stent in the proximal vessel.