A 5-year experience with a minimally invasive technique for pectus carinatum repair

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 118-124

  Abramson, Horacio ^a   D'Agostino, José ^a   Wuscovi, Sebastián ^a  

^a Hospital del Torax Dr Antonio Cetrangolo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Minimally invasive surgery; Pectus carinatum; Thorax abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PIGEON THORAX; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL ABNORMALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; STERNUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149527164     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.020     Document Type: Article

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