Histologically verified bone wax (beeswax) granuloma after median sternotomy in 17 of 18 autopsy cases

Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 138-141

  Sudmann, Bjørn ^a,b   Bang, Gisle ^a   Sudmann, Einar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Autopsy study; Bone wax; Granuloma; Median sternotomy

Indexed keywords

BONE WAX;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM;

AGED; AUTOPSY; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STERNUM; WAXES;

EID: 33645550269     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020600561732     Document Type: Article

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