title: The endoscopic removal of a foreign body in the pericardial cavity following cardiac surgery.
abstract: We were able to successfully remove a needle and suture through a pericardial drain following cardiac surgery by means of a simple method using a bronchofiberscope without having to perform a re-median sternotomy. The technique of endoscopic removal of cardiac surgical misplacement is described.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hioki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iedokoro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibuya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications