title: Delayed near-fatal hemorrhage after Nuss bar displacement.
abstract: A novel case of Nuss bar displacement with near-fatal hemorrhage 3 months after insertion and 3 weeks after unreported bar movement is presented. Salient features of presentation, evaluation, and treatment are described including how to divide the bar from an intrathoracic approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO 80218, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Barsness
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bruny
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Janik
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Partrick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012008:Recurrence; D013249:Sternum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D013997:Time Factors