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A straightforward technique for removal of the substernal bar after the Nuss operation
Shawn D St Peter1, Ronald J Sharp, Prashant Upadhyaya
1Children's Mercy Hospital, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Abstract:
Pectus excavatum is the most common chest wall deformity seen in the pediatric population. There have been a number of reports describing the operative correction of pectus excavatum, but scant literature is available describing removal of the substernal bar. This report describes a straightforward technique for removal of the substernal bar after the Nuss operation. This technique has been used in more than 110 patients without complications.
