Patient satisfaction following minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: Single surgeon experience

Journal of Surgical Technique and Case Report

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 86-88

  Barua, Anupama ^a   Rao, Vinay P ^b   Barua, Biplab ^c   Majewski, Andrzej ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nuss procedure; patient satisfaction; pectus excavatum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BODY IMAGE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; EXPERIENCE; FOLLOW UP; FUNNEL CHEST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NUSS PROCEDURE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX DEFORMITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84877153140     PISSN: 20068808     EISSN: 09762825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2006-8808.110253     Document Type: Article

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