Combining Correction of Pectus Excavatum and Open Heart Surgery in a Single-stage Procedure

TY - JOUR

T1 - Combining Correction of Pectus Excavatum and Open Heart Surgery in a Single-stage Procedure

AU - Media, Ara Shwan

AU - Pilegaard, Hans

AU - de Paoli, Frank Vincenzo

PY - 2020/1

Y1 - 2020/1

N2 - The presence of pectus excavatum in patients undergoing open heart surgery is rare, and no consensus has been reached regarding the surgical approach. Thus, this paper describes a single-stage procedure for correction of pectus excavatum with the modified Nuss procedure ad modum Pilegaard in 4 patients undergoing open heart surgery. Three of 4 patients successfully underwent the single-stage procedure. At follow-up after bar removal, all patients had no complications related to the Nuss bar, and all had excellent cosmetic results.

AB - The presence of pectus excavatum in patients undergoing open heart surgery is rare, and no consensus has been reached regarding the surgical approach. Thus, this paper describes a single-stage procedure for correction of pectus excavatum with the modified Nuss procedure ad modum Pilegaard in 4 patients undergoing open heart surgery. Three of 4 patients successfully underwent the single-stage procedure. At follow-up after bar removal, all patients had no complications related to the Nuss bar, and all had excellent cosmetic results.

U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.07.043

DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.07.043

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 31494137

SN - 0003-4975

VL - 109

SP - e71-e74

JO - The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

JF - The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

IS - 1

ER -