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Xyphoid syndrome is a rare clinical pathology in which the xiphoid process is angled anteriorly, causing severe pain, and can be confused with epigastric pain and acute myocardial infarction. Surgery may be an option in patients who do not respond to medical treatment.

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  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kastamonu Training and Research Hospital, Cankat St., Number:4, City Center, Kastamonu, Turkey

    Ismail Dal

  2. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Eyup Halit Yardimci

  3. Department of Algology, Kastamonu Training and Research Hospital, Kastamonu, Turkey

    Zahide Doganay

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Ismail DAL, MD: study design, data collection, literature review, manuscript revision; Eyup Halit YARDIMCI, MD: study design, literature review, manuscript revision; Zahide DOGANAY, Prof.: study design, manuscript revision.

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Dal, I., Yardimci, E.H. & Doganay, Z. Xiphodyna. Indian J Surg 85, 436–437 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-022-03409-0

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