Modified Nuss repair for pectus carinatum.

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  • Michael Poullis
چکیده

A minimally-invasive modified Nuss technique is described for pectus carinatum which has reduced risk of cardiac perforation compared to a standard Nuss procedure, and avoids performing the Ravitch procedure.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

دوره 11 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010