title: Inadvertent suture through the chest tube: a simple solution to a frustrating problem.
abstract: Although an uncommon complication, inadvertent suturing of the chest tube to the chest wall during closure of a thoracotomy, unfortunately can happen. This frustrating situation likely leads to a rethoracotomy and cutting of the suture in order to release the chest tube. In this report, we propose a fast and easy solution to this problem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jetty
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mehran
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013537:Sutures; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D013908:Thoracotomy