2022年3月9日 · A Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive surgical repair to fix pectus excavatum. People who have this sunken chest issue are candidates for the Nuss procedure instead of an open repair with a larger incision.

Children’s Hospital surgeons have performed more than 500 Nuss procedures, and typically perform approximately 40 cases each year. The procedure is typically performed from age 10 up until the age of 19.

For young adults who wish to correct their pectus deformity, a thoracoscopic Nuss procedure is safe and results in a high rate of patient satisfaction, significant improvement in self-image, and excellent midterm cosmetic results. Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common chest wall deformity, occurring in 8 of 1,000 live births [, ].

2020年5月29日 · The Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive repair used to treat pectus excavatum. A bilateral thoracoscopy-assisted approach has been reported as a safe method for Nuss repair. The aim of this observational cohort study is to evaluate the application of the bilateral thoracoscopy-inspection to assist in the selection of the number of bars for ...

Additional use of the video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) technique in the Nuss procedure has been globally accepted for the improvement of safety of surgical treatment as well as for decreased frequency of serious intraoperative and postoperative complications.

2016年12月28日 · The Nuss procedure was proposed as a minimally invasive approach to repair that avoids a large anterior incision and chest wall resection. Good or excellent results are achieved in 96 % of patients often with recurrence in only 1.5 %.

2020年9月9日 · Two-hundred twenty-two consecutive Nuss procedures by 3 general thoracic surgeons were evaluated. Cumulative sum charts showed an average performance from the first procedure after being proctored onward for all surgeons, whereas surgeon B demonstrated a statistically significant complication rate equal to or less than 10% after 59 cases.

2017年6月25日 · Minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair involves placement of a retrosternal steel bar through bilateral thoracic incisions, with the attendant risks of pericardial/cardiac puncture, haemothorax, and pneumothorax.

2024年2月20日 · Nuss procedure. Thoracoscopic images at time of minimally invasive repair. (A) Pectus bar passer behind sternum and next to mediastinum and pericardial sac. (B) Umbilical tape being passed...

2017年4月25日 · Minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair involves placement of a retrosternal steel bar through bilateral thoracic incisions, with the attendant risks of pericardial/cardiac puncture, haemothorax, and pneumothorax.