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The Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum at the time of atrial septal closure
Chih-Hong Kao1, Chien-Sung Tsai, Tsai-Wang Huang
1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|February 23, 2010
Abstract:
A 25-year-old man with severe pectus excavatum and an atrial septal defect had simultaneous repair of the defects, using a patch for closure of the defect and placement of a Nuss bar for the chest wall defect. Details of the procedure and outcome are described.
