Recurrent Bilateral Breast Abscesses after Sternotomy

Recurrent Bilateral Breast Abscesses after Sternotomy

Median sternotomy is the most commonly used incision in cardiothoracic procedures. Development of breast abscess after sternotomy is a very rare situation. We present a case of sternal wound infection with recurrent bilateral breast abscess after sternotomy. Our case is the first and only case in th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in surgery 2012-01, Vol.2012 (2012), p.1-3
Hauptverfasser: Cinar, Hamza, Selcuk Özbalci, Gökhan, Polat, Ayfer Kamalı, Karabulut, Kagan, Ulusoy, Ali Naki, Kaya, Emir Fatih, Lap, Gökhan
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Zusammenfassung:Median sternotomy is the most commonly used incision in cardiothoracic procedures. Development of breast abscess after sternotomy is a very rare situation. We present a case of sternal wound infection with recurrent bilateral breast abscess after sternotomy. Our case is the first and only case in the literature due to the presence of sternal wound infection with recurrent bilateral breast abscess after sternotomy.
ISSN:2090-6900
2090-6919
DOI:10.1155/2012/160624