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 ...

Xiphoid process pain has several possible explanations. Pain can occur after an accident that causes chest trauma. This damages the structure of the xiphoid process, causing it to bend or break off.

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 is a tiny bone structure located at the center of the chest, just below the lower part of the sternum. At birth, the xiphoid process is formed from cartilage that eventually ...