title: Management of intraaortic balloon entrapment.
abstract: Two cases of intraaortic balloon entrapment were presented. In patient 1, urokinase was injected into the gas driver lumen of the intraaortic balloon catheter, then it could be removed. In patient 2, the intraaortic balloon was removed retrogradely through the left axillary artery. If the entrapped intraaortic balloon is encountered, it is effective to try a clot-lysis method initially, followed by a surgical approach through a left axillary artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Miyazaki Medical Association Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hirayama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kashiwagi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onitsuka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koga
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta; D004868:Equipment Failure; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000628:therapy