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. 2012:2012:160624.
doi: 10.1155/2012/160624. Epub 2012 Aug 9.

Recurrent bilateral breast abscesses after sternotomy

Hamza Cinar  1 , Ali Naki Ulusoy, Emir Fatih Kaya, Gökhan Lap, Kagan Karabulut, Ayfer Kamalı Polat, Gökhan Selcuk Özbalci
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Recurrent bilateral breast abscesses after sternotomy

Hamza Cinar et al. Case Rep Surg. 2012.

Abstract

Median sternotomy is the most commonly used incision in cardiothoracic procedures. Development of breast abscess after sternotomy is a very rare situation. We present a case of sternal wound infection with recurrent bilateral breast abscess after sternotomy. Our case is the first and only case in the literature due to the presence of sternal wound infection with recurrent bilateral breast abscess after sternotomy.

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Figure 1
Right subcutaneous mastectomy and left segmental mastectomy were performed to the patient with bilateral recurrent breast abscesses after sternotomy. Photo being taken at postoperative 3rd day.
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