Abstract
We report a rare complication after the Nuss procedure for the correction of pectus
excavatum in a 15-year-old adolescent boy. He began to have delayed right brachial
plexus injury on the 15th postoperative day. Careful physical check-up revealed a
painful and enlarged subaxillary lymph node. He was successfully treated using anti-inflammatory
medications and physical therapy.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
July 18,
2012
Received in revised form:
July 18,
2012
Received:
June 26,
2012
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© 2012 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
