Intracardiac a Aortic Foreign Body.
- Author:
Jung Heui BANG
1
;
Seung Hwan PYUN
;
Jong Wok SEO
;
Pill Jo CHOI
;
Jong Soo WOO
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Foreign body;
Pseudoaneurysm
- MeSH:
Aneurysm, False;
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Foreign Bodies*;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Pulmonary Valve;
Sternoclavicular Joint
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1997;30(9):932-935
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 50-year-old male patient was admitted due to right ventricular and aortic foreign bodies with ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm. The patient had a history of Kirschner wire fixation of right sternoclavicular joint 3 months ago. Under cardiopulmonary bypass, two K-wires were removed and injured pulmonary valve leaflet and aortic wall were repaired successfully. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged on the 14th postoperative day.
