Late complication of the Nuss procedure: recurrent cardiac tamponade
- Author:
Won Jong PARK
1
;
Jang Won SON
;
Kyu Hwan PARK
;
You Min KIM
;
Jong Ho NAM
;
Kang Un CHOI
;
Jung Ho KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine 2019;36(3):260-264
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Pectus excavatum (PE) is known as one of the most common congenital deformities of the anterior chest wall. The Nuss procedure is an effective surgical therapy to correct PE. Here, we report a case of recurrent cardiac tamponade due to hemopericardium that occurred after 16 months following the Nuss procedure. The cause of recurrent hemopericardium was thought to be local, repetitive irritation of the pericardium by the Nuss steel bar. We should keep in mind that this serious complication can occur after the Nuss procedure, even in the late phase.
