Open AccessSurgical correction of pectus excavatum using a rib graft strut following excision of costal cartilages
Author(s) -
Veereshwar Bhatnagar,
Neeraj Sharma,
Anjan Kumar Dhua,
Manisha Jana
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_68_18
Subject(s) - pectus excavatum , medicine , nuss procedure , surgery , respiratory distress , rib cage , pleural effusion , anatomy
A number of techniques are described for correction of pectus excavatum (PE). This article describes the experience with an innovative procedure which combines features from the Ravitch and Nuss procedures without using prosthetic material.