New minimally invasive technique for correction of pectus carinatum

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[A minimally invasive technique to repair pectus carinatum. Preliminary report].

The present report deals with a new technique for the correction of pectus carinatum. Although less frequent than pectus excavatum, this deformity leads to numerous consultations, as it is difficult to conceal and affects the personality and behavior of many young patients. We report the case of a 13-year-old boy with asymmetrical pectus carinatum. The chest wall was compressible, so the protru...

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Surgical correction of pectus excavatum and carinatum.

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Pure pectus carinatum (not associated with pectus excavatum) solved by MIRPC (minimally invasive repair of pectus carinatum) associated with bilateral mamarian hypoplasia solved by bilateral breast implants.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

سال: 2011

ISSN: 1010-7940

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.05.024