Nuss Procedures using a Transilluminated Introducer.
- Author:
Seong Jin LEE
1
;
Kang Seok BAEK
;
Cheol Woo JEON
;
Seock Yeol LEE
;
Chol Sae LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chunan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Korea. pcvslee@schch.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chest wall;
Funnel chest;
Complications;
Instruments
- MeSH:
Cosmetics;
Funnel Chest;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Mediastinum;
Thoracic Cavity;
Thoracic Wall;
Thoracoscopy
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2008;41(6):803-806
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The Nuss procedure has good cosmetic effects, but it could be cause of bleeding and organ injury during dissection of the anterior mediastinum. We have made an effort to overcome the defects of the traditional method through the anterior mediastinum, thus we developed a transilluminated introducer that made it safer and simpler to operate within a 1 cm incision only. A total of 67 patients underwent the Nuss procedure using the transilluminated introducer. Thirty-six patients underwent the procedure with the transilluminated introducer only (age<14 years). Thirty-one patients had an additional thoracoscopy (age> or =14 years). There were no major complications, such as massive bleeding or organ injury in the thoracic cavity during or after the Nuss procedure. Our findings demonstrated that the anterior mediastium could be dissected simply and safely by the use of a transilluminated introducer during the Nuss procedure without fatal major complications, such as bleeding and organ injury.
