Vacuum treatment of pectus excavatum

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 687-

  Schier, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Pectus excavatum; Suction cup; Vacuum cup

Indexed keywords

AUTHOR; BIOENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VACUUM EXTRACTOR;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMANS; THORACIC WALL; VACUUM;

EID: 33748324592     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.07.002     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Haecker F.M., and Mayr J. The vacuum bell for treatment of pectus excavatum: an alternative to surgical correction?. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 29 4 (2006) 557-561
2. Schier F., Bahr M., and Klobe E. The vacuum chest wall lifter: an innovative, nonsurgical addition to the management of pectus excavatum. J Pediatr Surg 40 3 (2005) 496-500