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DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41269
Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttart, New York · Masson Editeur Paris
Postpericardiotomy Syndrome after Minimally Invasive Pectus Excavatum Repair Unresponsive to Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Treatment
Publication History
Received: February 5, 2003
Accepted after Revision: February 14, 2003
Publication Date:
26 August 2003 (online)
Abstract
A 14-year-old boy developed postpericardiotomy syndrome after an otherwise uneventful minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair. Dyspnoea, chest pain, and pericardial effusion progressed despite nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory treatment. The symptoms rapidly resolved with intravenous methylprednisolone, and pericardiocentesis was thus avoided. This is the first report of postpericardiotomy syndrome after the Nuss procedure treated with systemic steroids.
Résumé
Un garcon de 14 ans a developpé un syndrome post-péricardiotomie après une intervention non-invasive pour pectus excavatum. Dyspnée, douleurs thoraciques et épanchement péricardique ont progressé malgré un traitement anti-inflammatoire non stéroïdien. Les symptomes ont rapidement disparu après injection intra-veineuse de méthylprednisolone, et un drainage péri-cardique a pu être évité. Ceci est le premier cas rapporté de syndrome post-péricardiotomie après le traitement de Nuss et traité par des corticoïdes par voir intra-veineuse.
Resumen
Un muchacho de 14 años desarrolló un síndrome postpericardiotomía tras la reparación mínimamente invasiva de un pectus excavatum que transcurrió sin incidentes. Aparecieron disnea, dolor torácico y derrame pericárdico crecientes a pesar del tratamiento antiinflamatorio no esteroideo. Los síntomas se resolvieron rápidamente con metilprednisolona endovenosa y se evitó por lo tanto la pericardiocentesis. Este es el primer caso publicado de síndrome postpericardiotomía tras un procedimiento de Nuss tratado con esteroides sistémicos.
Zusammenfassung
Ein 14-jähriger Patient entwickelte bei sonst regelrechtem Verlauf nach minimal invasiver Korrektur seiner Trichterbrust ein Postperikardiotomie-Syndrom. Trotz nichtsteroidaler antientzündlicher Behandlung nahmen Kurzatmigkeit, Thoraxschmerzen und Perikarderguss zu. Die Symptome besserten sich schlagartig mit intravenösem Methylprednisolon, so dass von einer Perikardpunktion abgesehen werden konnte. Dies ist der erste mit systemischen Steroiden behandelte Fall von Postperikardiotomie-Syndrom nach minimal invasiver Trichterbrustkorrektur.
Key words
Postpericardiotomy syndrome - pectus excavatum - minimally invasive surgery - Nuss procedure - steroids
Mots-clés
Syndrome post-péricardiotomie - pectus excavatum - chirurgie mini-invasive - procédé de Nuss - stéroïdes
Palabras clave
Síndrome postpericardiotomía - pectus excavatum - cirugía mínimamente invasiva - procedimiento de Nuss - esteroides
Schlüsselwörter
Postperikardiotomie-Syndrom - Trichterbrust - minimal invasive Chirurgie - Nuss - Steroide
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M.D. Oliver J. Muensterer
Department of Paediatric Surgery
Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, University of Munich
Lindwurmstraße 4
80337 Munich
Germany
Email: oliver.muensterer@helios.med.uni-muenchen.de