Sterile Necrosis of the Sternum: A Rare Complication Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.6.460
- Author:
Emmanouel PAPADAKIS
1
;
Maria Kalliopi KONSTANTINIDOU
;
Meletios A KANAKIS
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Greece. meletis_kanakis@yahoo.gr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Coronary artery bypass;
Sternum;
Necrosis
- MeSH:
Aged;
Coronary Artery Bypass*;
Coronary Vessels*;
Humans;
Male;
Mammary Arteries;
Myocardial Revascularization;
Necrosis*;
Sternum*;
Transplants
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2017;50(6):460-462
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We herein present the unique case of a 68-year-old male diabetic patient who developed sterile necrosis of the sternum 1 month after myocardial revascularization with the use of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts. The sternum had been closed by the bilateral Robicsek wiring technique. The sternum was removed, and bilateral pectoralis major flaps were used to cover the defect. The patient had an uneventful recovery.
