Complex pectus excavatum in adults: which is the best solution?
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چکیده
We read with great interest the paper of Puma et al. [1], in which they propose an external longitudinal titanium support after sternochondroplasty for severe asymmetric pectus excavatum repair. Pectus excavatum has probably been the chest deformity with the largest number of proposed techniques for its correction over the years. The very interesting solution proposed by Dr Puma gives rise to a few considerations:
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
دوره 44 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013