A rare case of anterior chest closure only with omental flap after devastating mediastinitis: case report
| Autor: | Jacopo Manfredi, Nicola Pederzolli, Vinicio Fiorani, Sabjan Memishaj, Ernesto Tappainer, M. Zogno, Andrea Nocchi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Male Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus medicine.medical_specialty Omental flap Anterior mediastinum Surgical Flaps Anterior chest Risk Factors Rare case Medicine Humans Angina Unstable Coronary Artery Bypass Aged business.industry Thoracic Surgical Procedures medicine.disease Mediastinitis Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Respiratory Insufficiency Omentum Artery Subcutaneous tissue |
| Zdroj: | Journal of cardiac surgery. 23(5) |
| ISSN: | 1540-8191 |
| Popis: | We describe a case of 73-year-old patient who has been operated in emergency on triple coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), which was complicated with respiratory insufficiency and devastating mediastinitis. The anterior mediastinum was closed with an omental flap that was allowed to epitelize spontaneously. The patient was discharged after 110 days. Despite the large number of cases with mediastinitis described in the literature, the chest closure with only an omental flap without closure of subcutaneous tissue and skin is rare. |
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