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[The long-term anterior chest median wound keloid after the cardiac surgery].
M Hibi, Michiko Kawamura, H Ohshima, Y Tomida, Fumihiko Murakami, Akio Matsuura, Ken‐ichi Yoshida
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Abstract
We discussed on the long-term anterior chest median wound keloid after the cardiac surgery by using a questionnaire. The risk of the anterior chest median wound keloid was high significantly in the cases using the bilateral internal thoracic artery compared with the cases using no internal thoracic artery. Participation of the decreased blood supply was highly suggested as the cause of this keloid formation.