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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 57, 1023-1024, Copyright © 1994 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Migration of sternal wire into ascending aorta

SR Hazelrigg and B Staller
St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

A case is reported in which a broken sternal wire migrated such that it penetrated the ascending aorta. Computed tomographic scan and angiography confirmed this wire to be protruding into the ascending aorta. The wire was removed at median sternotomy without problems.

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