Progress on the optimal age for Nuss procedure in children with pectus excavatum
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2019.12.008
- VernacularTitle: 儿童漏斗胸Nuss手术最佳手术年龄研究进展
- Author:
Ming LI
1
;
Zhengxia PAN
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children′s Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Pectus excavatum;
Children;
Nuss procedure;
Age
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2019;46(12):887-890
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital deformity of the chest wall in children.Currently, surgery remains to be the most effective treatment available for this disease.The Nuss procedure has become the most widely used technique in clinical work since 1998.However, the optimal operation time remains controversial, no consensus exists among surgeons.Mostly, surgeons from western countries believe it′s best to repair the deformity around the time of puberty, while Chinese surgeons prefer to perform the surgery earlier, mainly at three to six years old, or around school age.Hence, this review was carried out to summarize the surgical results and postoperative complications of Nuss procedure among different age groups, purposed to offer a reference for the rational decision of pediatric surgeons.
