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Traumatic Bilateral Pneumothoraces due to Sternal Wire Migration

Sternal wound complications after cardiac surgery are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Wire migrations associated with sternal dehiscence can lead to catastrophic haemorrhage unless intervened in time. We present a case of sternal wire migration causing bilateral pneumothoraces.

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Auteurs principaux: Imran Hamid, Umar, Gillespie, Scott, Lynchehaun, Colum, Parissis, Haralabos
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3368230/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22685469
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/438429
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