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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:434-436
© 1998 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Migration of pectus excavatum correction metal support into the abdomen

Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Largo del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, Italy

Received 16 March 1998; received in revised form 3 June 1998; accepted 22 June 1998.

Corresponding author. Tel.: +39 059 422171; fax: +39 059 360159; e-mail: rlodi @ unimo.it

The authors describe a case of migration of a metal support, used to fix a corrected pectus excavatum deformity, into the peritoneal cavity. The migrated wire caused abdominal pain. A videolaparoscopic removal of the wire was undertaken and the patient made a full recovery. A review of the literature shows that this has not been reported before and that serious complications related to metal struts are very uncommon. We do not believe that a revision of this surgical technique is needed; anyway, foreign body migration should always be considered as a cause for unusual symptoms in patients undergoing this operation.

Key Words: Pectus excavatum correction • Metal support migration

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