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Hassanein, W., Bessa, S., Rayan, A., Ahmed, D., Elsharkawi, K., Ramadan, M. (2023). THE ROLE OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN ASSESSMENT OF STERNAL STABILITY AFTER CLOSURE OF MEDIAN STERNOTOMY. ALEXMED ePosters, 5(1), 17-18. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2023.191167.1552
Wael Mahmoud Hassanein; samer Bessa; Amr Ahmed Rayan; Dina AbdEl-Salam Ahmed; Karim Mohamed Elsharkawi; Mohamed AbdEl-Meguid Mohamed Ramadan. "THE ROLE OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN ASSESSMENT OF STERNAL STABILITY AFTER CLOSURE OF MEDIAN STERNOTOMY". ALEXMED ePosters, 5, 1, 2023, 17-18. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2023.191167.1552
Hassanein, W., Bessa, S., Rayan, A., Ahmed, D., Elsharkawi, K., Ramadan, M. (2023). 'THE ROLE OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN ASSESSMENT OF STERNAL STABILITY AFTER CLOSURE OF MEDIAN STERNOTOMY', ALEXMED ePosters, 5(1), pp. 17-18. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2023.191167.1552
Hassanein, W., Bessa, S., Rayan, A., Ahmed, D., Elsharkawi, K., Ramadan, M. THE ROLE OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN ASSESSMENT OF STERNAL STABILITY AFTER CLOSURE OF MEDIAN STERNOTOMY. ALEXMED ePosters, 2023; 5(1): 17-18. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2023.191167.1552

THE ROLE OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN ASSESSMENT OF STERNAL STABILITY AFTER CLOSURE OF MEDIAN STERNOTOMY

Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2023, Page 17-18  XML
Document Type: Preliminary preprint short reports of original research
DOI: 10.21608/alexpo.2023.191167.1552
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Authors
Wael Mahmoud Hassanein1; samer Bessa2; Amr Ahmed Rayan1; Dina AbdEl-Salam Ahmed3; Karim Mohamed Elsharkawi3; Mohamed AbdEl-Meguid Mohamed Ramadan email 1
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University
2Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic (HBP) Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria
3Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University
Abstract
Median sternotomy is, by far, the most popular and the most commonly used incision in cardiac surgical procedures. The main advantages of median sternotomy are the speediness in opening and closing, the familiarity to many surgeons, and the outstanding exposure for the heart and anterior mediastinal lesions.
Major post operative complications such as dehiscence, mediastinitis, osteomyelitis, sternal wound infection (SWI), and sternal displacement rarely occur after sternotomies. On the other hand, though, when such complications occur, they result in considerable morbidity, mortality, and resource utilization.
There is a wide variety of methods for assessment of sternal stability after closure of median sternotomy. Ultrasonography is an emerging imaging modality used for early detection of sternal instability providing a chance for early management and prevention of devious complications of median sternotomy.
AIM OF THE WORK:
The aim of this study was to assess ultrasonography as a diagnostic tool for sternal instability in patients undergoing median sternotomy with wire cerclage closure.
Keywords
ULTRASONOGRAPHY; STERNAL; STABILITY
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