A new technique for removing the pectus bar used in the Nuss procedure

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 674-677

  Noguchi, Masahiko ^a   Fujita, Kenya ^a  

^a NAGANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bar removal; Nuss procedure; Pectus bar

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; FUNNEL CHEST; NUSS PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; STERNUM; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX WALL;

EID: 17044372748     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.12.009     Document Type: Article

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