Intracardiac a Aortic Foreign Body / 대한흉부외과학회지

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.