Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012; 60(02): 170-171
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1250771
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Erosion Bleeding as a Late Complication of Chest Wall Reconstruction with a Dacron Mesh Silicone Prosthesis

A. Sano
1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
,
E. Takeuchi
1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
,
T. Fukami
1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
,
T. Murakawa
1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
,
J. Nakajima
1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Publication History

19 November 2010
26 November 2010

30 November 2010

Publication Date:
25 March 2011 (online)

Abstract

A 71-year-old man who had undergone chest wall resection and reconstruction with a Dacron mesh silicone prosthesis for chondrosarcoma 23 years previously presented with a chest wall hematoma. Since the hematoma was found to increase in size over time, we performed an operation to achieve hemostasis. Operative findings showed that the prosthesis had separated into three sheets.

 
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