01-01-2012 | Case Report
Late-onset vital complication after the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum
Published in: Pediatric Surgery International | Issue 1/2012
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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.