Median sternotomy dehiscence: a modified wire suture closure technique.
Over a 7-year period, sternal wound dehiscences occurring in 26 patients were treated by a modified wire closure technique. This method is described and the results presented.
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Over a 7-year period, sternal wound dehiscences occurring in 26 patients were treated by a modified wire closure technique. This method is described and the results presented.
The authors have utilized a technique recently described by Boley as the corrective procedure in two patients with complex long segment aganglionosis. The one-stage operation combines a right colon onlay patch for enhanced absorptive and reservoir purposes with an ileoendorectal pull-through. Both patients had only 3 to 4 stools per day by the end of the first postoperative month. The obligatory period of intestinal adaptation needed to achieve an acceptable stooling pattern is significantly reduced in comparison with results obtained with other commonly used procedures.
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A double-screen/double-film combination in a single cassette overcomes technical difficulties encountered in bedside radiography with mobile equipment.
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