title: Operative correction of pectus excavatum using the right ventricle as a sternal support.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Teixeira-Filho
mesh_terms: D002356:Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000601:surgery*; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008371:Manubrium / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014989:Xiphoid Bone / Q000601:surgery