[The long-term anterior chest median wound keloid after the cardiac surgery].
We discussed on the long-term anterior chest median wound keloid after the cardiac surgery by using a questionnaire. The risk of the anterior chest median wound keloid was high significantly in the cases using the bilateral internal thoracic artery compared with the cases using no internal thoracic artery. Participation of the decreased blood supply was highly suggested as the cause of this keloid formation.
Hibi
M
M
Division of Surgery, Aichi Prefectural Owari Hospital, Ichinomiya, Japan.
Kawamura
M
M
Ohshima
H
H
Tomida
Y
Y
Murakami
F
F
Matsuura
A
A
Yoshida
K
K
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000637:transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk