Open AccessEfficacy and safety of modified bilateral thoracoscopy-assisted Nuss procedure in adult patients with pectus excavatum
Author(s) -
YeungLeung Cheng,
Shih-Chun Lee,
Tsai-Wang Huang,
ChingTang Wu
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.2008.07.068
Subject(s) - pectus excavatum , nuss procedure , medicine , thoracoscopy , surgery , mediastinum , pneumothorax , dissection (medical) , cardiothoracic surgery , chest tube
Several modifications for increasing the efficacy and safety of the minimally invasive surgery (Nuss procedure) for repair of pectus excavatum in pediatric patients were presented. In this study, we apply a modified bilateral thoracoscopic approach to adapt the Nuss procedure to adult patients.
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