[Non-thoracoscopic Nuss procedure for correction operation of pectus excavatum ].
OBJECTIVE
To review the experience in correction operation of pectus excavatum with non-thoracoscopic Nuss procedure.


METHODS
From September 2005 to August 2007, 108 patients with pectus excavatum were surgically corrected by non-thoracoscopic Nuss procedure. There were 91 male patients and 17 female patients. The age was from 2 years and 10 months old to 25 years old with an average of 7 years and 9 months old. The Haller indexes were from 3.6 to 10.1 before the operation.


RESULTS
The operation in all patients had been performed successfully without any severe complications. The average time of operation was 40 minutes. The average bleeding volume during procedure was 10 ml. Uneventful recovery was achieved in all the cases. Excellent outcome was obtained in the follow-up of 2 months to 21 months in 92 patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Non-thoracoscopic Nuss procedure for correction of pectus excavatum is safe and effective. It is unnecessary to perform the procedure into thoracic cavity so that there is less trauma and shorter time for the operation.
Liu
Wen-ying
WY
Department of Pediatric Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. wenyingl@126.com
Xu
Bing
B
Ji
Yi
Y
Wang
Yuan-xiang
YX
Qin
Dao-rui
DR
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome