The entrapped retrosternal drainage catheter. Nonoperative removal.
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.
Coselli
J S
JS
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
D001864:Bone Wires; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*