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The Nuss procedure is one of the most widely used operation techniques for pectus excavatum (PE) patients. It attains the normal shape of the chest wall by lifting the patient’s chest wall with the Nuss bar.
Yoon-Jin Kim +5 more
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Cardiorespiratory arrest during and after nuss procedure: case report
Background Pectum excavatum is a congenital thoracic alteration that can present important physiological alterations depending on the severity of the case.
Indira F. Cujiño-Álvarez +2 more
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Cardiac arrest without physical cardiac injury during Nuss repair of pectus excavatum
Background Cardiac arrest is a lethal complication of Nuss repair of pectus excavatum which is strongly related to heart or big vessels injury. A rare case developed cardiac arrest without direct cardiac injury during Nuss procedure is presented in this ...
Jianyong Zou +3 more
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Comparison of the Nuss and sternal turnover procedures for primary repair of pectus excavatum
Background: Pectus excavatum (PE) is a common chest wall deformity. There are several surgical alternatives for the repair of PE. In our practice, the sternal turnover (STO) procedure had been performed for decades.
Tieqin Liu, Hongxu Liu, Yu Li
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Factors determining the complications in Nuss procedure
This study aims to share our experiences in complications developing in patients who underwent Nuss procedure and the management of these complications.In the study, files of 59 patients (50 males, 9 females; mean age 17.6±5.1 years; range, 2.5 to 33 years) who were applied Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum in our clinic between July 2007 and May ...
Katrancioglu, Ozgur +5 more
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Application of Polydioxanone Sutures in the Nuss Procedure [PDF]
Abstract Background/Purpose The Nuss procedure is the most common surgical repair for pectus excavatum (PE). Surgical steel wires are used in some modifications of the Nuss procedure to attach one or both ends of a support bar to the ribs. During follow-up, wire breakage was found in some cases.
Yimin Xie, Jinbo Ning
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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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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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Nuss procedure has become the treatment of choice in pectus excavatum mainly because of the excellent functional and cosmetic results. Despite the good results, several complications have been reported.
Sara Fernandes +4 more
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Complications of the “nuss procedure” in pectus excavatum
During the pediatric age range, one the most frequent deformities of the chest wall are Pectus Excavatum (PE). Currently the treatment of choice for PE is surgical intervention following the Nuss procedure. In this study, we present a description of the complications associated with surgical treatment of PE with the Nuss technique, in patients with ...
Garzi, A. +4 more
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