Fracture and migration of a sternal metal suture: a possible cause of post-coronary bypass intermittent chest pain.
Turgeman
Yoav
Y
Department of Cardiology, HaEmek Medical Center, Afula, Israel. yoav_t@clalit.org.il
Atar
Shaul
S
Rosenfeld
Tiberio
T
D000368:Aged; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013909:Thorax; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D013193:Stainless Steel