Congenital Sternal Foramen: A case report.
- Author:
Jong Ho LEE
1
;
Kuhn PARK
;
Hee Jeoung YOON
;
Kyung Soo KIM
;
Jong Bum KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Korea. jbkwon@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chest wall;
Sternal foramen
- MeSH:
Adult;
Cardiac Catheterization;
Cardiac Catheters;
Chest Pain;
Dyspnea;
Echocardiography;
Humans;
Hypertrophy;
Male;
Muscles;
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis;
Stress, Psychological;
Thoracic Wall
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2009;42(6):800-802
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 43-year-old male patient visited our hospital because of intermittent chest pain and exertional dyspnea. This patient was diagnosed as suffering with pulmonary stenosis that was caused by muscle hypertrophy of the subpulmonic area, and the diagnosis was made by performing echocardiography and cardiac catheterization. A sternal foramen of the chest wall was found on the operation field. We report here on this case and we also review the relevant literature.
