title: Late-onset vital complication after the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum.
abstract: The Nuss procedure is the most popular technique for correction of pectus excavatum recently. Life-threatening complications associated with the procedure are very rare. We report a 13-year-old boy who developed late-onset bilateral hemothorax with hypovolemic shock 5 months after the Nuss procedure. In literature review, this is the first case of the late-onset life-threatening bilateral hemothorax with hypovolemic shock ever reported.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chieh-Wen
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ke-Chi
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Guan-Yeu
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Diau
authors.forename: Chih-Chun
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013907:Thoracostomy; D013997:Time Factors