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Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:82-84
© 1988 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
From the Joseph P. Whithead Department of Surgery, Divisions of Cardio-Thoracic, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Accepted for publication April 2, 1987.
* Address reprint requests to Dr. Mansour, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The Emory Clinic, 1365 Clifton Rd, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30322
A 60-year-old man with a severe degree of pectus excavatum and previous coronary artery surgery required aortic valve replacement. At operation the sternal wires were found to be densely adherent to the aortic wall. We describe the surgical technique, which was carried out uneventfully.
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