Life-threatening hemorrhage during removal of a Nuss bar associated with sternal erosion.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.097.
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Abstract
We present a case of life-threatening hemorrhage occurring during Nuss bar removal without obvious cardiac or major vascular injury. A 19-year-old woman with marfanoid features had undergone a Nuss procedure 3 years earlier for a pectus index of 7.2. A lateral chest radiograph revealed erosion of the upper bar into the sternum. During surgery, a 3.5-L blood loss occurred after removal of the eroded bar. This case provided many opportunities to improve preparedness for bar removal.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Plates
- Device Removal
- Hemorrhage
- Intraoperative Complications
- Sternum