Successful correction of pectus excavatum using the Nuss procedure after neonatal sternal cleft repair

Highlights • A female neonate with sternal cleft and associated ulcerated fibroma undergoes primary repair with fibroma excision. • Pectus excavatum subsequently develops after sternal cleft repair. • Pectus excavatum was successfully corrected using the Nuss procedure.

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Published in	Journal of pediatric surgery case reports Vol. 26; no. C; pp. 39 - 41
Main Authors	Cunningham, Megan E, Nuss, Donald, Kelly, Robert E
Format	Journal Article
Language	English
Published	Elsevier Inc 01.11.2017 Elsevier
Subjects	Surgery
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Summary:	Highlights • A female neonate with sternal cleft and associated ulcerated fibroma undergoes primary repair with fibroma excision. • Pectus excavatum subsequently develops after sternal cleft repair. • Pectus excavatum was successfully corrected using the Nuss procedure.
ISSN:	2213-5766 2213-5766
DOI:	10.1016/j.epsc.2017.08.009