Surgical Removal of Migrated Broken Sternal Wire Using Endoscopic Assistance
Tarrah Ethier1, Gianluigi Bisleri1, Igo B Ribeiro2
1Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen's University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract:
Patients undergoing sternotomy routinely undergo sternal closure with stainless steel wires. Occasionally these wires can fracture, although normally this presents no concern as the broken wire remains fixed and is not problematic. We report a case of a segment of a broken sternal wire that migrated through the pericardium onto the right ventricular. It was removed with a minimally invasive approach with endoscopic assistance.
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