Disconnection of the Metallic Tip of an Aortic Cannula during Cardiopulmonary Bypass

H. H. Scheid; G. Görlach

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1014117

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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1985; 33(3): 196-197
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1014117

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Disconnection of the Metallic Tip of an Aortic Cannula during Cardiopulmonary Bypass

H. H. Scheid, G. Görlach

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, FRG

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1984

Publication Date:
08 May 2008 (online)

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Summary

Numerous reports on embolization of parts of mechanical valves can be found in the literature (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). We report an unusual case of disconnection of the metallic tip of an aortic cannula during cardiopulmonary bypass. To our knowledge no similar complication has been described till now.

Key words

Embolization - Aortic cannula - Cardiopulmonary bypass

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