Late Presentation of Poststernotomy Mediastinitis 15 Years After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Albert K. Oh; Gordon A. Wong; Michael S Wong

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.030

Late Presentation of Poststernotomy Mediastinitis 15 Years After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Albert K. Oh, Gordon A. Wong, Michael S Wong

Plastic Surgery and Reconstruction

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Abstract

Poststernotomy mediastinitis is a relatively rare, but potentially fatal complication of cardiac surgery. Although the vast majority of cases present within 1 month of median sternotomy, there are some reports of presentations beyond 1 year. We report a rare case of mediastinitis presenting 15 years after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1894-1897
Number of pages	4
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	82
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.030
State	Published - Nov 2006

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Surgery

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Late Presentation of Poststernotomy Mediastinitis 15 Years After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

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