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Late innominate vein thrombosis. Unusual complication following sternal closure
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
|January 1, 1987
Abstract:
An unusual complication of the median sternotomy is reported. A 37-year-old male experienced a left innominate vein thrombosis 20 months after surgery. The combined treatment consisting of local infusion with Urokinase, surgical removal of the wire and balloon catheter dilatation, was completely successful.