Deep venous thrombosis and abortion: an unusual clinical manifestation of severe form of pectus excavatum

xlomafota.13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Deep venous thrombosis and abortion: an unusual clinical manifestation of severe form of pectus excavatum Via Latest Results for General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Abstract Pectus excavatum is a chest wall malformation with a strong psychological and aesthetic impact. Rarely, pectus excavatum patients can show respiratory or cardiac symptoms occurring mainly during physical exertion. We report a case of a 34-year-old pregnant woman with a severe degree of pectus excavatum who developed serious cardiovascular disease resulting in spontaneous twin abortion at the twenty-first week of gestation. Cardiovascular disease was resolved after open surgical correction of pectus excavatum. This case shows how a tardive diagnosis and a delayed surgical approach for pectus excavatum can lead to severe consequences. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.