Removal of a steel bar after Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum; report of a case

Recently, an increasing number of patients have been treated with the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum. One of the merits is that this surgical procedure is less invasive and leads to good cosmetic results compared with the former traditional procedures such as sternal turn over. We have repaired...

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Published inKyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery Vol. 57; no. 10; p. 987
Main Authors Osawa, Hisayoshi, Obama, T, Watanabe, T, Mawatari, T, Ichimiya, Y, Watanabe, A, Abe, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.09.2004
Subjects
Child
Funnel Chest - surgery
Humans
Male
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods
Orthopedic Procedures - methods
Steel
Thoracic Surgical Procedures - methods
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Recently, an increasing number of patients have been treated with the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum. One of the merits is that this surgical procedure is less invasive and leads to good cosmetic results compared with the former traditional procedures such as sternal turn over. We have repaired 60 cases of pectus excavatum using the Nuss procedure at our institute since July 1999. We have experienced the removal of a steel bar, which was the first case of Nuss procedure at our institute.
ISSN:0021-5252