PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Brodell, George K.
AU  - Tuzcu, E. Murat
AU  - Weiss, Steven J.
AU  - Simpfendorfer, Conrad
TI  - Intra-aortic balloon-pump rupture and entrapment
DP  - 1989 Oct 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 740--742
VI  - 56
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/56/7/740.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/56/7/740.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1989 Oct 01; 56
AB  - The authors report a case of intra-aortic balloon rupture and entrapment in a patient with extensive vascular disease. The balloon was subsequently removed percutaneously. A review of the diagnosis and management of this unusual complication is presented.