Deep venous thrombosis and abortion: an unusual clinical manifestation of severe form of pectus excavatum

Pectus excavatum is a chest wall malformation with a strong psychological and aesthetic impact. Rarely, pectus excavatum patients can show respiratory or cardiac symptoms occurring mainly during physical exertion. We report a case of a 34-year-old pregnant woman with a severe degree of pectus excava...

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Autores principales: Bianco, M., Mantovani, S., D’Agostino, F. G., Bassi, M., Amore, D., Cagnetti, S., Mottola, E., Vannucci, J., Venuta, F., Anile, M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Singapore 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8058001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33502689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11748-020-01583-0
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Sumario:Pectus excavatum is a chest wall malformation with a strong psychological and aesthetic impact. Rarely, pectus excavatum patients can show respiratory or cardiac symptoms occurring mainly during physical exertion. We report a case of a 34-year-old pregnant woman with a severe degree of pectus excavatum who developed serious cardiovascular disease resulting in spontaneous twin abortion at the twenty-first week of gestation. Cardiovascular disease was resolved after open surgical correction of pectus excavatum. This case shows how a tardive diagnosis and a delayed surgical approach for pectus excavatum can lead to severe consequences.

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