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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| author | Umar Imran Hamid Scott Gillespie Colum Lynchehaun Haralabos Parissis |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-37c4c3bcc2e84b5ca8f9b71cc9e113072025-02-03T06:01:06ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/438429438429Traumatic Bilateral Pneumothoraces due to Sternal Wire MigrationUmar Imran Hamid0Scott Gillespie1Colum Lynchehaun2Haralabos Parissis3Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast BT12 6BA, UKDepartment of Radiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast BT12 6BA, UKDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast BT12 6BA, UKDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast BT12 6BA, UKSternal 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/438429 |
| spellingShingle | Umar Imran Hamid Scott Gillespie Colum Lynchehaun Haralabos Parissis Traumatic Bilateral Pneumothoraces due to Sternal Wire Migration Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Traumatic Bilateral Pneumothoraces due to Sternal Wire Migration |
| title_full | Traumatic Bilateral Pneumothoraces due to Sternal Wire Migration |
| title_fullStr | Traumatic Bilateral Pneumothoraces due to Sternal Wire Migration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Traumatic Bilateral Pneumothoraces due to Sternal Wire Migration |
| title_short | Traumatic Bilateral Pneumothoraces due to Sternal Wire Migration |
| title_sort | traumatic bilateral pneumothoraces due to sternal wire migration |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/438429 |
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