TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Xiphoidectomy for xiphoid process-induced pain in a surfer
JO  - Asian cardiovascular and thoracic annals
A1  - Sano, Atsushi
A1  - Inui, Masato
SP  - 1116
EP  - 1118
VL  - 23
IS  - 9
N2  - A 53-year-old man who had been surfing for more than 30 years was referred to our hospital with upper abdominal wall pain. Computed tomography showed that his xiphoid process was protruding forward and the overlying skin was thickened. We diagnosed chronic abdominal wall pain due to repeated compression between the surfboard and his xiphoid process. To relieve the pain, we performed a xiphoidectomy. The pain resolved after surgery and he resumed surfing 26 days postoperatively. Xiphoidectomy is effective for treating xiphoid process-induced pain in surfers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0218-4923
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0218492315589198
ID  - ref1
ER  -