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Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum in an adolescent with a history of a median sternotomy as an infant

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2014
The report by Nuss et al., in 1998 of their 10-year experience with minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum introduced the possibility of a less invasive approach for the correction of chest wall abnormalities.
Lauren Huckaby, Rajeev Prasad
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Evolution of the Nuss procedure for the repair of Pectus Excavatum: Our experience.

, 2016
The aim of this study is to collect the variables of the Nuss procedure developed by experts in this technique around the world and present their advantages and disadvantages compared to the original description of the Nuss procedure.
GOULI, MARIA
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Dynamic effects of the Nuss procedure on the spine in asymmetric pectus excavatum

, 2010
ObjectiveThis study aimed to elucidate dynamic effects of the Nuss procedure on the spine in the treatment of patients with pectus excavatum with asymmetric thoraces.MethodsTwenty-five patients with pectus excavatum who underwent the Nuss procedure were ...
Noguchi, Masahiko, Ding, Weijin, Shimizu, Yusuke, Masahiko Noguchi, Nagasao, Tomohisa, Hua Jiang, Tomohisa Nagasao, Weijin Ding, Jiang, Hua, Kishi, Kazuo, Kazuo Kishi, Junpei Miyamoto, Miyamoto, Junpei, Yusuke Shimizu   +13 more
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Previously Complicated Nuss Procedure Does Not Preclude Blind Removal of the Bar

, 2016
Background Nuss procedure has become the procedure of choice for well-selected patients with pectus excavatum. Perioperative complications may pose difficulty during the subsequent bar removal due to adhesions and tissue plane disruptions during the ...
BOSTANCI, KORKUT, LAÇİN, TUNÇ, ERMERAK, NEZİH ONUR   +2 more
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Subcutaneous local anesthetic infusion could eliminate use of epidural analgesia after the Nuss procedure

, 2018
Aim: To compare outcomes of continuous subcutaneous infusion of local anesthetic and epidural analgesia following the Nuss procedure. Patients & methods: A retrospective chart review compared patients managed with subcutaneous local anesthetic ...
Jacob T Stephenson, Amy Rahm, Shinjiro Hirose, Diana L Farmer, Sandra K Kabagambe, Gary W Raff, Y Julia Chen, Laura F Goodman, Benjamin A Keller, James C Becker, Rebecca A Stark   +10 more
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Comparative pulmonary functional recovery after Nuss and Ravitch procedures for pectus excavatum repair: a meta-analysis

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2012
Background Pectus excavatum (PE) is a common chest wall malformation, with surgery being the only method known to correct the defect. Although the Nuss and Ravitch procedures are commonly used, there is no consensus as to whether surgical repair improves
Chen Zhenguang, Amos Ela, Luo Honghe, Su Chunhua, Zhong Beilong, Zou Jianyong, Lei Yiyan   +6 more
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The usefulness of a trans-illuminated introducer during the Nuss procedure

, 2018
Background There has been an increase in the number of patients undergoing the Nuss procedure for cosmetic purposes, thus increasing the need for safer surgery.
In-Hag Song, Seock Yeol Lee, Seung Jin Lee   +2 more
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Usefulness of Infrared Thermal Imaging Camera for Screening of Postoperative Surgical Site Infection after the Nuss Procedure

Case Reports in Surgery, 2013
Introduction and Objective. The Nuss procedure is widely used in the treatment of pectus excavatum worldwide. Postoperative pectus bar infection is one of the most serious complications associated with this procedure.
Kenya Fujita, Masahiko Noguchi, Shunsuke Yuzuriha, Daisuke Yanagisawa, Kiyoshi Matsuo   +4 more
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Pectus excavatum corrected by locally adapted Nuss procedure: A case report

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal
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Heemel Saha, Sanjay Kumar Saha, Leema Saha, Mohammad Ata Ullah, M. Nayeem Parvez   +4 more
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Nuss Procedure: Decrease in Bar Movement Requiring Reoperation with Primary Placement of Two Bars

, 2012
Background: The Nuss procedure, first reported in 1998, is currently the treatment of choice for pectus excavatum. The most significant bar-related complication documented is bar movement, requiring reoperation in 3.4%–27% of reports. Our report compares
Ravindra K. Vegunta (7947926), Nerina DiSomma (7948031), Lizabeth J. Wallace (7947923), Steven M. Henriques (7948034), Amy B. Stanfill (7947914), Richard H. Pearl (7947917)   +5 more
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