A sternotomy too far
Khaled Ashour 1*,
Katharine Jamieson 1,
Kokila Lakhoo 1
1 John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: khaled8800{at}yahoo.com.
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Median sternotomy has been used for a long time as a standard approach for many cardiothoracic procedures in children. Many complications have been reported to result from this approach with different incidences. Iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia has not been reported as a definite complication of such approach. This paper presents a case report for a 14 month-old boy with iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia following median sternotomy. Keywords: Sternotomy; Diaphragmatic hernia; Children