Eckstein F S, Albes J M, Jurmann M J, Scheule A M, Raygrotzki S, Laniado M, Ziemer G
Department of Surgery, Eberhard-Karls-Universität, Tübingen, Germany.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1997 Sep;64(3):854-6. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(97)00688-7.
Persistent mediastinitis despite primary revision, closed irrigation therapy, and additional secondary omental plasty is a life threatening situation in cardiac surgery. We managed this rare complication in one instance by sternectomy and hemirectus plasty as well as bilateral pectoralis plasty.