title: When a snapped sternal wire stabbed the aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan. imanakaz@saitama-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kazuhito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imanaka
authors.forename: Toshihisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asakura
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamabi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery; D001011:Aorta / Q000293:injuries*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D001864:Bone Wires / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*