Editorial commentThe Nuss procedure

Editorial comment: The Nuss procedure.

the quality of life in young male adults with pectus excavatum deformity. Nakajima T. Stress distribution on the thorax after the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum results in different patterns between adult and child patients. Postoperative consumption of opioid analgesics following correction of pectus excavatum is influenced by pectus severity: a single-centre study of 236 patients undergo...

New material for Nuss procedure.

The Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum repair has been considered an acceptable method in terms of its decreased invasiveness and excellent cosmetic results. Although a steel bar is usually used for elevating the sternum, we used a titanium alloy plate for pectus excavatum repair for the first time. The characteristics of this plate are that 1) it comes out translucently on X-rays, 2) MRI exam...

Nuss bar procedure: past, present and future.

Repair of pectus excavatum began at the beginning of the 20th century before endotracheal intubation was standard practice. Surgeons therefore developed techniques that corrected the deformity using an open procedure via the anterior chest wall. Initial techniques were unsatisfactory, but by the 1930s the partial rib resection and sternal osteotomy technique had been developed and was used in c...

The Nuss Procedure: Our Experience from the First Fifty

Purpose: The Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum has rapidly gained acceptance among pediatric surgeons. We present the results and lessons learned from our initial 50 patients undergoing the minimally invasive pectus repair. Patients and methods: After obtaining Internal Review Board approval, we retrospectively reviewed patients undergoing the Nuss procedure from April 1998 to September 2002....

Anesthesic and Pain Management Considerations for the Nuss Procedure