title: Reducing cardiac injury during minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum.
abstract: Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) provides a minimal access approach to correct pectus excavatum deformities. Cardiovascular complications represent a rare but catastrophic complication of this cosmetic operation. We describe a modification to the technique following a case of cardiac puncture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Belcher
authors.forename: Sonal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Samancilar
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goldstraw
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed