title: Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction caused by a displaced pectus bar 30 months following the Nuss procedure.
abstract: Complications following the Nuss procedure for the correction of pectus excavatum later than 30 days are rare. We report of a 40-year old man who developed dyspnoea and was diagnosed with a pulmonary stenosis more than 2 years after undergoing the Nuss procedure. This was discovered to be caused by a displaced pectus bar. Following removal of the pectus bars, the symptoms along with the right ventricular outflow tract obstruction disappeared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maagaard
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Udholm
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark.
authors.forename: Vibeke E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Hjortdal
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark pilegaard@dadlnet.dk.
authors.forename: Hans K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Pilegaard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000601:surgery*; D006337:Heart Murmurs / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000209:etiology; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Chest wall; Complications; Minimally invasive surgical repair; Nuss procedure; Pectus excavatum