Xiphoid process pain may produce discomfort and swelling. However, it is rarely a cause for concern. However, if an individual experiences a tight pain in the lower sternum for more than a week, ...

Various authors 7–9 have described surgical approaches to the xiphoid, the technics of examination 10,11 and the anatomic variations. 12–14 da Silva-Mello 15 wrote that pain in the xiphoid was ...

The xiphoid process of the lower sternum resembles the tip of a sword. The xiphoid may be very variable in appearance, and may remain cartilaginous without ossifying to become bone.