Stenting

Small buddy balloon catheter technique facilitates deliverability of other balloons or stents in challenging cases

“…The key to this technique is the properties of the catheter shaft, not the balloon inflation. Contrary to the distal buddy balloon technique where the balloon has to be inflated, we avoid the risk of distal artery segment damage [ 4 ]. An additional small balloon catheter poses no risk of stent dislodgement and is easy to deliver through the routinely used 6F guiding catheter.…”