Stabilization of Flail Chest and Fractured Sternum by Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum

Stabilization of Flail Chest and Fractured Sternum by Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum

Abstract We report a 55-year-old male patient with a massive flail chest that required chest stabilization by minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) employing a Nuss bar. Surgical stabilization of severe flail chest and fractured sternum with Nuss bar by MIRPE is a safe and useful tre...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon reports 2015-12, Vol.4 (1), p.011-013
Hauptverfasser: Akkuş, Murat, Utkusavaş, Ayfer, Hanözü, Murat, Kaya, Mehmet, Bakir, Ihsan
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report: Thoracic
flail chest
nuss bar
sternal fracture
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract We report a 55-year-old male patient with a massive flail chest that required chest stabilization by minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) employing a Nuss bar. Surgical stabilization of severe flail chest and fractured sternum with Nuss bar by MIRPE is a safe and useful treatment modality in properly selected patients.
ISSN:2194-7635
2194-7643
DOI:10.1055/s-0035-1563399