Sternal plating to correct an unusual complication of the Nuss procedure: Erosion of a pectus bar through the sternum

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作者
Raff, Gary W.
Wong, Michael S.
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Div Pediat Cardiac Surg, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
[2] Univ Calif Davis, Div Cardiothorac Surg, Sacramento, CA 95817 USA
[3] Univ Calif Davis, Div Plast & Reconstruct Surg, Sacramento, CA 95817 USA
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10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.09.018
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We present erosion of a pectus bar through the sternum in a patient with Marfan syndrome. The complication as well as a novel technique for sternal reconstruction are reviewed.
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