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Aortic laceration caused by mediastinal drainage tube

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Friction caused by the edge of an improvised polyvinyl chloride mediastinal drainage tube produced a laceration in the ascending aorta eight hours following open heart surgery. The wound was successfully repaired at re-exploration.

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  1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, 605 006, Pondicherry, India

    M. Nachiappan, Amit Banerjee & K. S. V. K. Subbarao

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Nachiappan, M., Banerjee, A. & Subbarao, K.S.V.K. Aortic laceration caused by mediastinal drainage tube. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 7, 54–55 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02667140

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