Angioplasty through a stent side door.

Angioplasty was performed by entering a Gianturco-Roubin stent from the side through the coils of a previously-implanted hanging stent in an ostial lesion in a saphenous vein graft. No complications and no visible damage occurred to the stent. Although this method carries a possible risk of entrapment or damage to the stent, it is feasible when other options have failed.