Straightened sternal wire causes iatrogenic pectus carinatum after cardiac surgery.

Pediatric Cardiology
Jess L Thompson, Michael F Teodori

Abstract

Pectus carinatum is a protrusion deformity of the anterior chest wall that is most likely caused by a disproportionate growth of the costal cartilages compared with the remainder of the thoracic skeleton. A young boy had previously undergone corrective congenital heart operation, after which a prominent sternal protrusion was noted. During the past year, the protrusion had greatly increased in size and had become recurrently infected. Chest X-ray showed that a sternal wire, the ends of which were pointing toward the skin, had straightened. Operative intervention included removal of the offending wire, draining a chronic abscess, and shaving the protruding sternum so that it conformed to the rest of the sternum.

References

May 6, 2006·European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery·Martin Agge NørgaardSven Borgeskov
Oct 27, 2010·Thoracic Surgery Clinics·Francis Robicsek, Larry T Watts
Mar 29, 2011·European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery·Cornelia SteinmannAlexandra Martin

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