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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 80, 228-232, Copyright © 1980 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Impaction of intra-aortic balloon due to dislocation of central stylet

GJ Grotte and EG Butchart

A case of intra-aortic balloon rupture and impaction necessitating thoracotomy and removal through the thoracic aorta is described. Impaction was due to central stylet dislocation, producing a fish-hook effect, and was easily diagnosed from plain abdominal radiographs. A possible mechanism for stylet dislocation is suggested.




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