Use of a subxiphoid incision for pectus bar placement in the repair of pectus excavatum

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1361-1364

  St Peter, Shawn D ^a   Sharp, Susan W ^a   Ostlie, Daniel J ^a   Snyder, Charles L ^a   Holcomb III, George W ^a   Sharp, Ronald J ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Nuss repair; Pectus excavatum; Technical modification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCISION; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PECTUS BAR REPAIR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBXIPHOID INCISION; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; STERNUM;

ADOLESCENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMANS; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XIPHOID BONE;

EID: 77953838790     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.02.115     Document Type: Article

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