Late-onset vital complication after the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum

The Nuss procedure is the most popular technique for correction of pectus excavatum recently. Life-threatening complications associated with the procedure are very rare. We report a 13-year-old boy who developed late-onset bilateral hemothorax with hypovolemic shock 5 months after the Nuss procedure...

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Published in:Pediatric surgery international 2012, Vol.28 (1), p.71-73
Main Authors: Lin, Chieh-Wen, Chen, Ke-Chi, Diau, Guan-Yeu, Chu, Chih-Chun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Case Report
Fluid Therapy
Follow-Up Studies
Funnel Chest - surgery
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Orthopedic Procedures - adverse effects
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Pneumothorax - diagnosis
Pneumothorax - etiology
Pneumothorax - therapy
Postoperative Complications
Radiography, Thoracic
Surgery
Thoracostomy
Time Factors
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Summary:The Nuss procedure is the most popular technique for correction of pectus excavatum recently. Life-threatening complications associated with the procedure are very rare. We report a 13-year-old boy who developed late-onset bilateral hemothorax with hypovolemic shock 5 months after the Nuss procedure. In literature review, this is the first case of the late-onset life-threatening bilateral hemothorax with hypovolemic shock ever reported.
ISSN:0179-0358
1437-9813
DOI:10.1007/s00383-011-2936-y