title: The entrapped retrosternal drainage catheter. Nonoperative removal.
abstract: Although rare in occurrence, entrapment of mediastinal drainage catheter by sternal wires following median sternotomy can be frustrating. Described is a simple nonoperative technique for removal.
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Coselli
mesh_terms: D001864:Bone Wires; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*