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What Could Cause Pooping Of Wire Through Skin In A Bi-pass Heart Patient?
SOME 6 YEARS AGO MY HUBAND HAD 4 BI-PASSES . HE DID SOME LIGHT WORK AND THE CHEST BONE FORMED A KNOT. NOW AFTER ALL THESE YEARS THEE ARE WIRES SG THROUGH THE SKIN .VERY FINE WIRE BUT IT IS IN 2 OR 3 PLACES. WHAT HAS CAUSED THIS. AND IS IT LIFE THREARTING?
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
Hi I read your query very carefully.
Don't worry this isn't a serious problem. This may be caused by the material used to put the chest sternum together after surgery. If you don't feel pain in touching chest than youhave nothing to worry about.
Dr. Klerida
Don't worry this isn't a serious problem. This may be caused by the material used to put the chest sternum together after surgery. If you don't feel pain in touching chest than youhave nothing to worry about.
Dr. Klerida
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