Late complication of the Nuss procedure: recurrent cardiac tamponade

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...

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Main Authors:	Won Jong Park, Jang Won Son, Kyu Hwan Park, You Min Kim, Jong Ho Nam, Kang Un Choi, Jung Ho Kim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Yeungnam University College of Medicine 2019-09-01
Series:	Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
Subjects:	Cardiac tamponade Complication Nuss procedure Pectus excavatum
Online Access:	http://yujm.yu.ac.kr/upload/pdf/yujm-2019-00241.pdf

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spelling	doaj-e59a62b10948467eb304df3f1b55c6d82020-11-25T02:11:05ZengYeungnam University College of MedicineYeungnam University Journal of Medicine2384-02932019-09-0136326026410.12701/yujm.2019.002412439Late complication of the Nuss procedure: recurrent cardiac tamponadeWon Jong Park0Jang Won Son1Kyu Hwan Park2You Min Kim3Jong Ho Nam4Kang Un Choi5Jung Ho Kim6 Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-Eui Medical Center, Busan, Korea Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Veterans Hospital, Daegu, Korea Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pohang SM Christianity Hospital, Pohang, Korea Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital, Gyeongju, Korea Department of Emergency Medicine, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, KoreaPectus 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.http://yujm.yu.ac.kr/upload/pdf/yujm-2019-00241.pdfCardiac tamponadeComplicationNuss procedurePectus excavatum
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spellingShingle	Won Jong Park Jang Won Son Kyu Hwan Park You Min Kim Jong Ho Nam Kang Un Choi Jung Ho Kim Late complication of the Nuss procedure: recurrent cardiac tamponade Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine Cardiac tamponade Complication Nuss procedure Pectus excavatum
author_facet	Won Jong Park Jang Won Son Kyu Hwan Park You Min Kim Jong Ho Nam Kang Un Choi Jung Ho Kim
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title	Late complication of the Nuss procedure: recurrent cardiac tamponade
title_short	Late complication of the Nuss procedure: recurrent cardiac tamponade
title_full	Late complication of the Nuss procedure: recurrent cardiac tamponade
title_fullStr	Late complication of the Nuss procedure: recurrent cardiac tamponade
title_full_unstemmed	Late complication of the Nuss procedure: recurrent cardiac tamponade
title_sort	late complication of the nuss procedure: recurrent cardiac tamponade
publisher	Yeungnam University College of Medicine
series	Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
issn	2384-0293
publishDate	2019-09-01
description	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.
topic	Cardiac tamponade Complication Nuss procedure Pectus excavatum
url	http://yujm.yu.ac.kr/upload/pdf/yujm-2019-00241.pdf
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Late complication of the Nuss procedure: recurrent cardiac tamponade

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