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We have observed soft-tissue calcification of the chest in 4 of 54 patients following thoracotomy in the neonatal period for a Blalock-Taussig or a Blalock-Hanlon procedure. The time of appearance ranged from 2 weeks to 11 months. This calcification is similar to myositis ossificans in having a traumatic origin. In one of the patients, it resolved spontaneously.
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White, S.J., Hernandez, R.J. Calcification in the soft tissues of the chest after thoracotomy. Skeletal Radiol. 5, 109–110 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347331
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347331