The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Table of Contents Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1985; 33(3): 196-197DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1014117 Case Report © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New YorkDisconnection of the Metallic Tip of an Aortic Cannula during Cardiopulmonary BypassH. H. Scheid, G. Görlach Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, FRG Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article All articles of this category 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 PDF (363 kb)
