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Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 3:314-316(2004)
© 2004 European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Case report - Cardiac general

A peeled off and entrapped intraaortic balloon catheter in the femoral artery: an unusual complication

Hakan Aydin*, Özer Kandemir, Serdar Günaydin and Yaman Zorlutuna

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bayindir Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

* Corresponding author. Address: 1. Cadde, Ziraat Mühendisleri Sitesi 4. Blok No: 20, Çankaya 06550 Ankara, Türkiye. Tel.: +90-312-4399596
nhaydin{at}e-kolay.net

The intraaortic balloon is the most commonly used support device during perioperative period of cardiac surgery. A rare complication after its use is entrapment. In this case-report we present a 70-year-old man who had undergone coronary bypass and needed intraaortic balloon support early in the postoperative period with an extraordinary complication.

Key Words: Coronary bypass; Intraaortic balloon

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