The authors would like to gratefully thank the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT), Japan for providing financial support to the first author in Japan.
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, cilt.29, sa.4, ss.558-561, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2021.21092
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.558-561
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Chest wall, minimally invasive surgery, pectus excavatum
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (Nuss) operation is the current choice of surgical treatment for pectus excavatum deformities. Technical pitfalls arise in patients with previous thoracic and/or cardiac surgical interventions, due to severe intrathoracic fibrous adhesions. Herein, we describe an original modification technique in a patient with bilateral apical wedge resection and total pleurectomy due to recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax episodes within the past two years. Correction was performed by opening the pleura bilaterally and retrosternal release with digital palpation via a subxiphoid incision, to help to guide the introducer and the pectus bar, without a videothoracoscopic visualization.