Radiologic considerations in patients undergoing the Nuss procedure for correction of pectus excavatum.
The Nuss procedure has succeeded in minimizing incisions, blood loss, sternal fracturing, operating room time, recovery time, and length of hospital stay. Knowledge of the pre- and postoperative radiologic considerations is essential in providing appropriate imaging support to the surgeons performing this innovative, minimally invasive procedure.
Sidden
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Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters and Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, USA.
Katz
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Swoveland
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Nuss
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D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography