Systematic review of surgical treatment techniques for adult and pediatric patients with pectus excavatum

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Johnson, William R ^a   Fedor, David ^a   Singhal, Sunil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Nuss procedure; Pectus excavatum; Pediatrics; Ravitch procedure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHILD; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMANS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893672248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-9-25     Document Type: Review

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