Thoracoscopic Nuss procedure for the correction of pectus excavatum in 21 patients

VernacularTitle:胸腔镜辅助下Nuss手术治疗21例漏斗胸
Author: Hui YU ; Haitao MA ; Bin NI ; Yi ZHU ; Rui GAO
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Pectus excavatum; Nuss procedue; Thoracoscope
From: Clinical Medicine of China 2009;25(4):403-405
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To summarize the experiences of Nuss procedure with thoracoscope for repairing pectus excavatum.Methods 21 cases of pectus excavatum were treated by Nuss procedure with thoracoscope.In these patients,10 had symmetric pectus excavatum and 11 had asymmetric one.Results The operation in all patients were successful.The mean operating time wag(70.7±9.6)min and the mean intraoperative blood loss was(20.3±10.9)ml.The average hospital length of stay was(5.3±1.1)days,the average durante dolors was(6.9±4.0)days.The exceUent rate was 81.0%(17/21),including 90.0%(9/10)in symmetric pectus excavatum and 72.7%(8/11)in asymmetric pectus cxcavatum.Conclusion Nuss procedure is easy to perform,with minimal invasion,short operating time,and less blood loss.Nuss procedure is suitable for the symmetric pectus excavatum.