SUCCESSFUL SURGERY FOR PERFORATION OF THE THORACIC AORTA CAUSED BY THE TIP OF AN INTRAAORTIC BALLOON PUMP

Authors
WOLFF T STULZ P
Citation
T. Wolff et P. Stulz, SUCCESSFUL SURGERY FOR PERFORATION OF THE THORACIC AORTA CAUSED BY THE TIP OF AN INTRAAORTIC BALLOON PUMP, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery, 11(6), 1997, pp. 1176-1179
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
10107940
Volume
11
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1176 - 1179
Database
ISI
SICI code
1010-7940(1997)11:6<1176:SSFPOT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We describe a case of perforation of the thoracic aorta caused by the tip of an intra-aortic balloon pump. The perforation was confirmed by computed tomography (CT) scan and immediate surgical repair was succes sful. Vascular injury due to the insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump is quite common but is predominantly confined to limb ischemia or injury to the femoral or iliac artery. Iatrogenic aortic perforation leading to significant bleeding is much less common and usually fatal. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.