A new steel bar used in minimally invasive surgery for pectus carinatum / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To introduce the application experience of a new steel bar used in minimally invasive surgery for pectus carinatum.Methods From January to October 2018, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of Shanghai Xinhua Hospital performed a minimally invasive surgery for 25 cases of patients with pectus carinatum used a new type of steel bar.All 25 pa-tients were male, aged 10 -17 years, with an average age of(13.80 ±1.66)years.The application experience of the new bar in pectus carinatum minimally invasive surgery was summarized .Results All operations were successfully completed .The op-eration time was 35-100 min, averaged(73.44 ±17.49)min, postoperative hospital stay was 3 -6 days, averaged(3.68 ± 0.85)days.Postoperative complications included 5 cases of pneumothorax(the lung compression was about 2％ -10％, not necessary for surgical intervention).One case occured wound healing delay 1 month after operation, and healed after no surger-cal treatment.The other patients recovered smoothly.Conclusion The new steel bar is convenient to use, greatly reduces the difficulty of the pectus carinatum surgery procedure , also reduced surgical trauma and complications , has a good application prospect.