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Inferior median sternotomy.
We have read with interest the report of Legarra et al. [1] regarding the use of an inferior median sternotomy incision in patients with a tracheostomy. We have been able to take advantage of their technique’s description to solve a legal problem. A case of death by hanging was considered adequate for multiorgan transplantation including the heart. In Spain, donation of organs for transplantati...
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OBJECTIVE Sternal dehiscence is commonly due to wire cutting through bone. With a biological model, we measured the rate of cutting through bone, of standard steel wire closure, peristernal steel wire, figure-of-eight closure, polyester and sternal bands sternotomy closure techniques. METHODS Polyester, figure-of-eight, peristernal and sternal band closures were tested against standard closur...
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In patients who undergo median sternotomy to treat congenital heart diseases, a thymectomy is performed to yield better access to the cardiac system. In this study we have used MRI to evaluate the changes in size, shape and location of the thymus after midsternatomy. This case-control study was performed during 2011-2012 in Shiraz, Iran. Eligible participants between 5-17 years of age were divi...
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About 19 000 cardiac surgical procedures are carried out annually in the United Kingdom, 4000 being for congenital defects (UK Cardiac Surgical Register: Society of Thoracic and Cardiovacular Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 1983). Most of these procedures use the median sternotomy incision for access to the heart and great vessels. Epigastric incisional hernias may occur as a complicatio...
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Serious brachial plexus injury after median sternotomy is uncommon. However, affected patients experience considerable morbidity and their return to regular employment is often delayed. The pathogenesis of the injury is multifactorial. Wide sternal retraction is the major etiologic factor. Management is primarily conservative and should be guided by a team experienced in upper limb and hand sur...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1010-7940,1873-734X
DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(99)00057-3