Deep venous thrombosis and abortion: an unusual clinical manifestation of severe form of pectus excavatum
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Bianco M., Mantovani S., D'Agostino F. G., Bassi M., Amore D., Cagnetti S., Mottola E., Vannucci J., Venuta F., Anile M.
ISSN: 1863-6705
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.