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Migration of a broken scalpel into the heart after spine surgery

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (2014) 18(4) 527-529
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivt553
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Abstract

Iatrogenic vascular problems during posterior lumbar interbody fusion are a rare entity. Migration of a broken scalpel towards the heart has, to our knowledge, never been reported. We present the successful surgical retrieval of a broken scalpel from the heart after posterior lumbar interbody fusion without the use of a cardiopulmonary bypass. © The Author 2013.

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De Praetere, H., Eycken, C. V., Meuris, B., & Herijgers, P. (2014). Migration of a broken scalpel into the heart after spine surgery. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 18(4), 527–529. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivt553

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