On occasion during percutaneous pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty, a small balloon may slip into the pulmonary artery when dilating a stenotic pulmonary valve. In order to stabilize the balloon should a larger balloon size not be available, a side wire can be used without changing the original balloon.
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