Large thoracic wall hematoma following sternal reconstruction with transversal plate fixation after deep sternal wound infection.

摘要

We present the case of a 53-year-old male patient with a rare complication of a thoracic wall hematoma following thoracic wall reconstruction with transverse plate fixation and pectoralis advancement flaps. The patient could be subsequently discharged after surgical re-placement and an uneventful would healing. This case marks one of two complications occurring in a series of six patients treated for deep sternal wound infection with a combination of vacuum-assisted therapy and plate fixation.