Intercostal muscle flap reconstruction and primary sternal closure for mediastinal abscess.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.062.
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Abstract
Poststernotomy mediastinal abscess is a life-threatening complication after cardiac operations. A 21-year-old woman had a late presentation of mediastinal abscess 9 years after ascending aortic graft replacement. Three days after the initial débridement and vacuum-assisted closure treatment, successful reconstruction was performed using an intercostal muscle flap and primary sternal closure, without recurrent infection.
Medical subject headings
- Abscess
- Intercostal Muscles
- Mediastinal Diseases
- Surgical Flaps
- Thoracotomy