title: Migration of a broken scalpel into the heart after spine surgery.
abstract: Iatrogenic vascular problems during posterior lumbar interbody fusion are a rare entity. Migration of a broken scalpel towards the heart has, to our knowledge, never been reported. We present the successful surgical retrieval of a broken scalpel from the heart after posterior lumbar interbody fusion without the use of a cardiopulmonary bypass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: De Praetere
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vanden Eycken
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meuris
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Herijgers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020878:Device Removal; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Foreign body; Iatrogenic; Off-pump surgery