Modification of the Nuss Procedure: The Single-incision Technique

Summary: The Nuss procedure is a prevalent minimally invasive surgery for pectus excavatum. Although the Nuss procedure has the advantage of leaving less obtrusive scars, the standard technique requires at least 3 skin incisions to insert several instruments. We experienced 7 cases of the modified N...

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Main Authors: Tetsushi Aizawa, MD, Shinji Togashi, MD, Takashi Domoto, MD, Kaoru Sasaki, MD, Tomoharu Kiyosawa, MD, Mitsuru Sekido, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2014-11-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2014/11000/Article.7.aspx