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The Polyvinyl Alcohol Sponge Model Implantation
Published on: April 18, 2012
Silastic molding method for pectus excavatum correction using a polyvinyl alcohol (ivalon) sponge
Jun-Ho Lee1, Sung-Jin Kim, Jeong-Ho Kang
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Seoul Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Korea.
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
|January 1, 2013
Abstract:
Pectus excavatum is rare, but it is the most common type of sternal congenital disorder. There are many surgical methods to correct pectus excavatum such as the Ravitch method, Wada method, Silastic mold method, and the Nuss operation. We report a case of minimal invasive surgery for pectus excavatum using a polyvinyl alcohol sponge.
