Anterior chest wall elevation using a T-fastener suture technique during a Nuss procedure.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 98(2): 734-6, 2014 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-25087810
ABSTRACT
The most critical part of the Nuss procedure is the passage of the introducer across the anterior mediastinum without cardiac injury. For patients with severe pectus excavatum, passing the introducer can be difficult and hazardous. We describe a technique that resembles a use of T-fastenerlike suture material to elevate the anterior chest. The elevation of the chest allows safe, blunt anterior mediastinal dissection before the passage of the introducer. The risk of intraoperative cardiac perforation is minimized.
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Assunto principal:
Técnicas de Sutura
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Parede Torácica
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Tórax em Funil
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Thorac Surg
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article