Simultaneous mitral valve and pectus excavatum repair with a Nuss bar.
We present the successful management of an interesting case of a single-stage combined mitral valve repair plus repair of the pectus excavatum with a Nuss bar.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK. gdimitrakakis@yahoo.com
Georgios
G
Dimitrakakis
Ulrich Otto
UO
von Oppell
Catherine
C
Miller
Malgorzata
M
Kornaszewska
D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D056346:Sternotomy