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Formosan Journal of Surgery, 2020 Background: Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (PE) (Nuss procedure) was a transmediastinal procedure. Intrathoracic adhesion might increase the risks of this procedure.
Fu-Jung Lee +4 more
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BMC Pediatrics, 2023 Background Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common disease of chest wall deformity, with an incidence of 1 in 300—400 births. Nuss procedure has proved to be the best surgical treatment method and has been widely used after clinical use for 30 years. We
Jichang Han +4 more
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Efficacy and safety of modified bilateral thoracoscopy-assisted Nuss procedure in adult patients with pectus excavatum [PDF]
European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 2008 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.We prospectively included all adult patients with pectus ...
Tsai-Wang Huang +2 more
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A Modfied Nuss Procedure for Recurrent Pectus Excavatum of Adults
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 BackgroundLimited data exist for adults with recurrent pectus excavatum (PE) treated with minimally invasive surgical repair.MethodsBetween July 2008 and December 2020, forty-two adult patients with recurrent PE underwent a modified Nuss procedure with a
Lei Wang +5 more
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Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 2015 We experienced the occurrence of breast deformity in some young female patients who underwent a modified Nuss procedure before breast development. We studied the causes of and preventive measures for this complication.We classified 13 prepubescent female patients who underwent our modified Nuss procedure into three groups according to the direction of ...
Hiroaki Kimura
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Heart Disease and Pectus Excavatum: An Underestimated Issue—Single Center Experience and Literature Review [PDF]
LifePectus excavatum (PE) can be associated with either congenital or acquired heart disease. This study highlights the importance of PE surgical repair in cases of severe chest depression on the heart in underlying cardiac diseases exacerbating ...
Alice Ravasin +6 more
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Frontiers in Surgery, 2021 Introduction: The anti-Nuss procedure has gradually been found to have several shortcomings in clinical practice. Accordingly, our department previously designed and introduced a new steel plate.
Lei Wang +8 more
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Asian Journal of Surgery, 2021 Summary: Background: The aim of this study was to assess the safety of several modified Nuss procedures for severe pectus excavatum (PE). Methods: Thirty-four patients with severe PE underwent the Nuss procedure: 10 underwent slanting-directed bar ...
Sheng-Pin Yu +3 more
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Embarrassed Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardia in Pectus Excavatum
The Ewha Medical Journal, 2022 A 16-year-old patient with pectus excavatum visited our hospital because of palpitation. He underwent first Nuss operations at the age of 3. When he was 13 years old, the slow-fast type atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia was documented during ...
Gahyun Lee, Ji-Eun Ban
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022 Cardiothoracic surgery usually causes tissue adhesion on the operation site which increases the risk of complications in the subsequent thoracic surgery including Nuss procedure.
Gyeol Yoo, Jin Yong Jeong
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