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Cardiac perforation by a pectus bar after surgical correction of pectus excavatum: case report and review of the literature

Authors: Hadas Gips, Konstantin Zaitsev, Jehuda Hiss

Published in: Pediatric Surgery International | Issue 5/2008

Abstract

Pectus excavatum (PE) is a congenital sternal depression. The two most popular methods of correction are the highly modified Ravitch repair (HMRR) and the Nuss procedure. Presented here is a case of PE surgical correction in a 17.5-year-old male, beginning with the Nuss technique and converting to the HMRR during surgery, due to unsatisfying results. The procedure inadvertently culminated in perforation of the heart and lungs by the inserted pectus bar, with aggravation of the damage by resuscitation efforts. This article analyzes the chain of events leading to the patient’s death and reviews the literature on the subject.

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Title: Cardiac perforation by a pectus bar after surgical correction of pectus excavatum: case report and review of the literature
Authors: Hadas Gips
Konstantin Zaitsev
Jehuda Hiss
Publication date: 01-05-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Surgery International / Issue 5/2008
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Electronic ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-007-2097-1

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