Abstract
Hypertrophic scars and keloids not only pose aesthetic problems but also cause functional and anatomical dysfunction by leading to contractures and sometimes by compression of underneath structures. A 76-year-old man presented with progressive dysphagia of two months duration. Examination showed the unusual complication of a presternal hypertrophic scar, causing ischaemic necrosis of a subcutaneously-transposed colon, used for oesophageal reconstruction in a patient with inoperable carcinoma of the oesophagus. Such a complication of hypertrophic scar has never been reported in the literature.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 235-236 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Singapore Medical Journal |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 01-03-2006 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine(all)