Difficulties and limitations in minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum - 6 years experiences with Nuss technique

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 801-804

  Dzielicki, Józef ^a   Korlacki, Wojciech ^a   Janicka, Irena ^a   Dzielicka, Ewa ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chest wall; Minimally invasive surgery; Pectus excavatum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB CARTILAGE; RIGIDITY; ROTATION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX DEFORMITY; THORAX SURGERY; THORAX WALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750008141     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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