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Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2019 The Nuss method has become the standard surgery for the treatment of funnel chest, and good therapeutic results have been reported. Among the complications of the Nuss method, displacement of the bar is the most frequent, and there are cases in which ...
Kotoku Yoshida +3 more
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Minimization of the complications associated with bar removal after the Nuss procedure in adults
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020 Background Pectus bar removal after Nuss repair is associated with the risk of major complications that are underreported. Of these, surgical bleeding is the main concern.
Min-Shiau Hsieh +4 more
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Pleural effusion after Nuss procedure: a case series
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case ReportsIntroduction: Pleural effusion is an underreported and poorly understood complication of the Nuss procedure. Cases presentation: Case 1: A 16-year-old female presented five weeks postoperatively with dyspnea (CRP 258 mg/L), left-sided pleural and pericardial effusion.
Hendrik van Braak +5 more
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Combined Nuss Procedure and Cardiac Procedure Through a Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy [PDF]
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2016 Aortic root aneurysms associated with severe pectus excavatum caused by Marfan's syndrome can be challenging to correct in children. Recent reports suggest single-stage correction of both cardiac and chest wall deformities through a median sternotomy. We report a 9-year-old girl with Marfan's syndrome, an ascending aorta aneurysm, mitral regurgitation,
François, Roubertie +3 more
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Nuss procedure for a case of asymmetric pectus excavatum associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2017 Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is an inherited connective tissue disorder that is often associated with pectus excavatum (PE). The Nuss procedure, which is a minimally invasive approach for the treatment of PE achieves good functional and cosmetic outcomes.
Kazunori Masahata +7 more
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The changes of distance between nipples following correction of women pectus excavatum
Scientific Reports, 2023 The breasts in women pectus excavatum patients frequently appear to be slanting medially along the inclination of the distorted ribs. This study aims to evaluate changes in the distance between the nipples and to find out whether medially slanting ...
Gyeol Yoo +6 more
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Pectus excavatum: abordagem terapêutica
Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de CirurgiõesThe pectus excavatum treatment has two different approaches: non-surgical techniques (modified dynamic thoracic compressor, exercises and the vacuum bell) or surgical techniques (silastic or solid silicone implant, open surgical repair like ...
Marlos de Souza Coelho +1 more
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Nuss Procedure for pectus excavatum repair in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022 A 17-year-old male with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) type 1 and history of prior spinal instrumentation for kyphosis presented with severe symptomatic pectus excavatum (PEx). His Haller index was 6.7 with a Pectus Correction Index of 51%.
Krista Lai +2 more
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PATIENT BENEFIT FROM MODIFIED NUSS CORRECTION OF PEX EXCAVATUM IS PHYSICAL AS WELL AS COSMETIC
International Journal of Physiotherapy, 2016 Background: Patient benefit from repair of pectus excavatum has mainly been considered psychological although some evidence of physiological benefit has emerged.
Maria Ragnarsdottir +3 more
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Minimal invasive surgical correction of pectus excavatum deformities in adolescents: Our institutional experience [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2013 Introduction. Nuss procedure is a minimal invasive surgical technique based on retrosternal placement of a metal plate to correct pectus excavatum chest deformity.
Jokić Radoica +4 more
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