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Minimally Invasive Pectus Excavatum Repair (Nuss Procedure)

Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . Pectus excavatum is a depression of the anterior chest wall. It can be present at birth or may develop during childhood or early adolescence. The depression usually gets…

Chest Wall Deformities

Congenital chest wall deformities fall into two groups: those with overgrowth of the cartilages causing either a depression or protuberance and those with varying degrees of either aplasia or dysplasia. Pectus excavatum (PE), also known as an “excavated, sunken, or…