Late-onset hemothorax after the Nuss procedure for funnel chest.
A 4-year-and-3-month-old boy with funnel chest underwent the Nuss procedure. He had an uneventful intraoperative and postoperative course, and was discharged on the tenth day of hospitalization. He developed chest pain while playing on the 29th day after surgery, and was diagnosed with right hemothorax. He was followed conservatively and the hemothorax disappeared.
Kosumi
Takuya
T
Department of Pediatric of Surgery, Nara Hospital, Kinki University School of Medicine, 1248-1 Otuda-chou, Ikoma, Nara 630-0293, Japan. kosumi-knk@umin.ac.jp
Yonekura
Takeo
T
Owari
Mitsugu
M
Hirooka
Shinji
S
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000601:surgery*; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors