Right ventricular laceration caused by an intact sternal wire: a rare complication of median sternotomy
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
.
2012 Nov;42(5):902.
doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs321.
Epub 2012 Jun 1.
Authors
Alessio Rungatscher
1
,
Daniele Linardi
,
Bartolomeo Chiominto
,
Giuseppe Faggian
Affiliation
1
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona Medical School, Verona, Italy.
PMID:
22659899
DOI:
10.1093/ejcts/ezs321
No abstract available
Publication types
Case Reports
MeSH terms
Aged
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
Aortic Dissection / surgery*
Heart Injuries / diagnosis*
Heart Injuries / etiology
Heart Ventricles / injuries*
Humans
Male
Sternotomy / adverse effects*
Sternotomy / instrumentation