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Shusuke Arai1, Kimihiro Kobayashi1, Yoshinori Kuroda1
1Second Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan.
Abstract:
The fractured sternal wire is a relatively common postoperative finding after sternotomy. However, fractured wires have the potential of surrounding organ injury, which can be fatal. Here, we describe the successful surgical treatment of ascending aortic penetration by fractured sternal wire.
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