Ultrasound-guided extrapleural Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum repair

Jinbo Zhao; Nan Ma; Lijun Yuan; Xiaofei Li; Yong Han

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.04.065

Ultrasound-guided extrapleural Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum repair

Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Nov;98(5):1863-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.04.065. Epub 2014 Oct 30.

Authors

Jinbo Zhao¹, Nan Ma², Lijun Yuan³, Xiaofei Li¹, Yong Han⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
³ Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
⁴ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. Electronic address: hanyongmd@yahoo.com.

PMID: 25441814
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.04.065

Abstract

The minimally invasive Nuss procedure has been widely utilized to treat pectus excavatum. In the present study, intraoperative ultrasonography to guide placement of a Nuss bar, instead of thoracoscopy, is described. This technique may be a simple and safe method to avoid cardiac injury.

MeSH terms

Follow-Up Studies
Funnel Chest / diagnostic imaging*
Funnel Chest / surgery*
Humans
Retrospective Studies
Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Thoracoplasty / methods*
Thoracoscopy / methods*
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography