title: The Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum at the time of atrial septal closure.
abstract: A 25-year-old man with severe pectus excavatum and an atrial septal defect had simultaneous repair of the defects, using a patch for closure of the defect and placement of a Nuss bar for the chest wall defect. Details of the procedure and outcome are described.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Hong
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Chien-Sung
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Tsai-Wang
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Shih-Chun
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yeung-Leung
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*