Resolution of pericardial effusion after minimally invasive surgical repair of pectus excavatum

Korkut Bostancı,

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.6569

Korkut Bostancı¹, Mehmet Oğuzhan Özyurtkan², Mustafa Yüksel¹

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Faculty of Marmara University, İstanbul, Turkey
¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Faculty of Marmara University, İstanbul, Turkey
²Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Faculty of Fırat University, Elazığ, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.6569

Pectus excavatum may cause the compression of the heart, thereby, disturbing the pericardial fluid turnover which results in pericardial effusion. In this article, we report a 32-year-old female case with pectus excavatum and chronic recurrent pericardial effusion. After the minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum and pericardiocentesis, no recurrence was observed during oneyear follow-up. By elevating the sternum and relieving the cardiac compression, minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum may be helpful in restoring the pericardial fluid production and re-absorption mechanism.

Keywords : Minimally invasive surgery; pectus excavatum, carinatum; pericardium

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