1. Late complication of the Nuss procedure: recurrent cardiac tamponade
- Author
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Jung Ho Kim, Kang Un Choi, Jong-Ho Nam, Jang-Won Son, You Min Kim, Kyu Hwan Park, and Won Jong Park
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Case Report ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Hemopericardium ,Nuss procedure ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Pectus excavatum ,Late phase ,Cardiac tamponade ,Medicine ,Pericardium ,lcsh:R5-920 ,business.industry ,Late complication ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,business ,Complication ,lcsh:Medicine (General) - Abstract
Pectus excavatum (PE) is known as one of the most common congenital deformities of the anterior chest wall. The Nuss procedure is an effective surgical therapy to correct PE. Here, we report a case of recurrent cardiac tamponade due to hemopericardium that occurred after 16 months following the Nuss procedure. The cause of recurrent hemopericardium was thought to be local, repetitive irritation of the pericardium by the Nuss steel bar. We should keep in mind that this serious complication can occur after the Nuss procedure, even in the late phase.
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- 2019