Application of Polydioxanone Sutures in the Nuss Procedure. [PDF]
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2022 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.
Xie Y, Ning J.
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Long term evaluation of patient satisfaction and quality of life in patients undergone successfuL Nuss procedure [PDF]
Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryBackground Pectus excavatum represents the most common chest wall deformity, and surgical correction via the Nuss procedure has gained widespread adoption. Long-term patient satisfaction and quality of life remain inadequately characterized, particularly
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Comparison of the Standard vs. Thoracoscopic Extrapleural Modification of the Nuss Procedure—Two Centers’ Experiences [PDF]
Children, 2022 Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital anterior chest wall deformity, with an incidence of 1:400 to 1:1000. Surgical strategy has evolved with the revolutionary idea of Donald Nuss, who was a pioneer in the operative correction of this deformity ...
Miloš Pajić +8 more
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A large single-center propensity score-matched cohort study on outcomes and complications based on the number of corrective bars used in the Nuss procedure [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe Nuss procedure is the most common corrective surgery for pectus excavatum. We analyzed treatment outcomes and complication rates in 1238 patients treated with the Nuss procedure from 2002 to 2021, focusing on the number of corrective bars used. Using
Piotr Jerzy Skrzypczak +7 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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A pilot study of multi-modal pain management for same-day discharge after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (Nuss procedure) in children [PDF]
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Late complication of the Nuss procedure: recurrent cardiac tamponade [PDF]
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine, 2019 Pectus excavatum (PE) is known as one of the most common congenital deformities of the anterior chest wall. The Nuss procedure is an effective surgical therapy to correct PE.
Won Jong Park +6 more
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Penetrating lung injury during Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020 Life-threatening complications including cardiac perforation by the clamp or pectus bar during Nuss procedure have rarely been occurred. A rare case of lung entrapment between the pectus bar and chest wall after Nuss procedure was also reported ...
Do Yeon Kim, Jin Yong Jeong
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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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European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports, 2022 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.
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