Abstract

The intraaortic balloon is the most commonly used support device during perioperative period of cardiac surgery. A rare complication after its use is entrapment. In this case-report we present a 70-year-old man who had undergone coronary bypass and needed intraaortic balloon support early in the postoperative period with an extraordinary complication.

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