title: Simultaneous minimally invasive surgery for pectus excavatum and recurrent pneumothorax.
abstract: A 19-year old male who had a pectus excavatum deformity and recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax was admitted to our clinic. An intervention simultaneously combining a videothoracoscopic apical wedge resection and minimally invasive repair of the pectus excavatum deformity was successfully performed.
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery,  Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul,  Turkey.
authors: Korkut
authors: K
authors: Bostanci
authors: Serdar
authors: S
authors: Evman
authors: Mustafa
authors: M
authors: Yuksel
mesh_terms: D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult