Minimally invasive technique for mixed-type asymmetric thoracic deformity

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Wenlin Wang

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Wenlin Wang
Department of Chest Wall Surgery, Guangdong Second General Provincial Hospital, Guangzhou 510317, P.R.China

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Mixed-type asymmetric thoracic deformity has two malformations in left to right parallel arrangement. Although the deformity is regarded as a simple addition of pectus carinatum and pectus excavatum, the sandwich procedure will not bring ideal results. We designed a minimally invasive technique using one or two metal bars to correct the protrusion and depression at the same time, and our preliminary clinical experience shows a satisfactory result.

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Short Communication

Publication history

Received: Thu 24, May 2018
Accepted: Mon 04, Jun 2018
Published: Fri 15, Jun 2018

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© 2023 Wenlin Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2018.02.003