A life-threatening complication of the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 81(1): 370-2, 2006 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16368413
ABSTRACT
We describe a delayed, life-threatening complication in a boy operated on using the Nuss-procedure 2 months earlier. On admittance he was in shock with cardiac tamponade. An immediate needle aspiration of blood from the pericardium was done before a median sternotomy. The Nuss-bar was removed, and we identified a 1.5-cm laceration in the adventitial layer of the ascending aorta as the source of bleeding. The tear was closed, and the patient had an uneventful recovery. Careful positioning of the bar is necessary to avoid complications. Measures must be taken postoperatively to confirm that the steel bar does not rotate.
Buscar no Google
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Aorta
/
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
/
Próteses e Implantes
/
Tamponamento Cardíaco
/
Migração de Corpo Estranho
/
Tórax em Funil
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
/
Humans
/
Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article