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A lost suture needle in the left ventricle 4 years after cardiac surgery
Author(s) -
Takagi Kazuyoshi,
Shintani Yusuke,
Tayama Eiki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.15488
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , fibrous joint , pathological , cardiac surgery , computed tomography , surgery , radiology , cardiology
We present an unusual case of a patient with a lost suture needle in the left ventricle, 4 years after cardiac surgery. We show the temporal image comparison using computed tomography as well as the macro and pathological findings of the suture needle and myocardium.