A Xiphoid Elongation Following a Trauma Laparotomy: A Case Reportopen access
- Authors
- Min, Soon Ki; Jeon, Se-Beom; Lee, Jung Nam; Choi, Kang Kook; Yang, Hyuk Jun
- Issue Date
- Jul-2023
- Publisher
- 대한외상중환자외과학회
- Keywords
- laparotomy; ossification; trauma; xiphoid process
- Citation
- Journal of Acute Care Surgery, v.13, no.2, pp.78 - 79
- Journal Title
- Journal of Acute Care Surgery
- Volume
- 13
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 78
- End Page
- 79
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/88677
- DOI
- 10.17479/jacs.2023.13.2.78
- ISSN
- 2288-5862
- Abstract
- Xiphoid elongation is a rare phenomenon where the xiphoid process elongates after stimuli such assurgery, physical therapy, or trauma. We report on a 47-year-old male involved in a traffic accidentwho went into cardiac arrest. He received ongoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation for nine minutesbefore recovery of cardiac rhythm, and transfer from a local hospital to the trauma center. He receivedmanagement for hypotensive shock which was temporarily corrected using Resuscitative EndovascularBalloon Occlusion of the Aorta, and underwent trauma laparotomy in which ileocolic artery ligation anda splenectomy were performed. Six months later, the patient reported epigastric discomfort when he bentover. A hard, linear mass was palpated along the upper midline incision scar and a computed tomographyscan showed an elongated xiphoid process (10 cm). The patient underwent surgical excision, andelectrocauterization of the xiphoid process. This is a rare case of xiphoid elongation following multiplestimuli to the xiphoid process.
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