title: Late presentation of poststernotomy mediastinitis 15 years after coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: Poststernotomy mediastinitis is a relatively rare, but potentially fatal complication of cardiac surgery. Although the vast majority of cases present within 1 month of median sternotomy, there are some reports of presentations beyond 1 year. We report a rare case of mediastinitis presenting 15 years after coronary artery bypass grafting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California 95817, USA.
authors.forename: Albert K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Gordon A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004322:Drainage; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013997:Time Factors