Open AccessReducing cardiac injury during minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Belcher,
Sonal Arora,
Özgür Samancılar,
Peter Goldstraw
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.01.030
Subject(s) - pectus excavatum , medicine , complication , surgery
Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) provides a minimal access approach to correct pectus excavatum deformities. Cardiovascular complications represent a rare but catastrophic complication of this cosmetic operation. We describe a modification to the technique following a case of cardiac puncture.
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