Exceptional life-threatening complication 19 years after Ravitch correction of pectus excavatum

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BACKGROUND: Ravitch technique of chest correction has been considered, although invasive, as a safe and efficacious surgical method.

CASE: We describe a case of a 35-year-old woman with cardiac tamponade and in cardiogenic shock due to exceptional late complication after pectus excavatum reconstruction by means of classic Ravitch technique 19 years earlier. This very late adverse event was caused by a broken metal sternal wire that injured the wall of the ascending aorta. The patient underwent salvage repair of this segment of the aorta in cardiopulmonary bypass. Postoperative course and postdischarge 3-year follow-up have been uneventful.

CONCLUSION: Therefore, life-threatening cardiovascular complications may occur even many years after reconstructive surgery for chest deformity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Journal of cardiac surgery - 36(2021), 10 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 3971-3972

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Greberski, Krzysztof [VerfasserIn]
Jarząbek, Radosław [VerfasserIn]
Perek, Bartłomiej [VerfasserIn]
Łuczak, Maciej [VerfasserIn]
Bugajski, Paweł [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cardiac tamponade
Case Reports
Late complication
Pectus excavatum
Ravitch correction

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Date Completed 13.09.2021

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jocs.15889

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM328840424