title: Iatrogenic foreign body piercing the aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Madurai, India arraghuram@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Arani Raghavendrarao
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Raghuram
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Madurai, India.
authors.forename: Sanathkumar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sekar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Madurai, India.
authors.forename: Yogesh Muralidhar
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Jawale
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery