喘息発作時の剣状突起痛に対して剣状突起切除術を施行した1例

Xiphoidectomy in a Patient with Severe Xiphodynia Induced by Asthma Attack：Report of a Case

はじめに　剣状突起痛はまれな病態であり，まとまったデータはなく，剣状突起切除術の症例報告は散見されるのみである．われわれは，喘息発作時の剣状突起痛に対して剣状突起切除術を施行し，良好な結果を得た症例を経験したので報告する．

Xiphodynia is a rare condition, and only a few reports of xiphoidectomy have been published. A 48-year-old male patient was admitted to our medical department because of xiphodynia induced by a severe asthma attack. Computed tomography showed that his xiphoid process protruded forward, with a xiphisternal angle of 160 degrees. It was suggested that the pain induced at severe asthma attack was caused by the prominent xiphoid process and we performed xiphoidectomy, The postoperative course was uneventful, and xiphodynia was dramatically improved.