Occurrence of Diastasis of the Rectus Abdominis Muscles in Patients with Medial Pectus Excavatum

Background:. Since 1994, we have used soft silicone blocks sculpted intraoperatively to correct pectus excavatum in male patients. This technique involves a horizontal access incision in the region of the lower edge of the sternum. During the dissection to expose the sternum, we observed a constant...

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Main Authors: Jaime Anger, MD, PhD, Jose Ribas M. de Campos, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-01-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004028