Modified Nuss operation for pectus excavatum: Design for decreasing cardiopulmonary complications

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 134-137

  Huang, P M ^a   Wu, E T ^a   Tseng, Y T ^a   Kuo, S W ^a   Lee, Y C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Complication; Modification; Nuss operation; Pectus excavatum

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NUSS OPERATION; PERICARDITIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; TUBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNNEL CHEST; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645071328     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-865849     Document Type: Article

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