A case of multiple median sternotomy for infection and expanding hematoma in 10 years
Tomohiro Nakajima,
Yutaka Iba,
Tsuyoshi Shibata
et al.
Abstract:Background
After a median sternotomy, mediastinitis may develop, necessitating reopening of the chest. Rarely, reoperation due to hematoma after cardiovascular surgery is experienced. In the present case, we experienced a patient who initially had mediastinitis, but later developed a chronic hematoma and underwent multiple surgeries.
Case presentation
The patient was a 40-year-old man who underwent aortic valve replacement for a bicuspid aortic val… Show more
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