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False aneurysm of the internal mammary artery
P Spreafico1, G Minzioni, A M Grande
1Divisione di Cardiochirurgia, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
Iatrogenic false aneurysm of a branch of the internal mammary artery after sternal wire closure is a very rare occurrence. We describe a case which appeared in a 62 year old woman operated upon for mitral valve replacement and diagnosed after Digital Subtraction Angiography.