Complications associated with the Nuss procedure

Takeru Nomachi; Keisuke Imai; Akira Yamada; Takuya Fujimoto; Kuniyuki Morimoto; Hiroshi Matsumoto; Tetsuro Nakamura; Koichi Ohno

Complications associated with the Nuss procedure

Takeru Nomachi^*, Keisuke Imai, Akira Yamada, Takuya Fujimoto, Kuniyuki Morimoto, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Tetsuro Nakamura, Koichi Ohno

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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess the complications seen in 5-years experience with the Nuss procedure. METHODS and RESULTS: Twenty-five patiens with pectus excavatum underwent repair by the Nuss Procedure. The patients ranged in age from 5 to 20 years (average, 8.0 years). There were 19 boys and 6 girls. Average CT index before and after operations were 4.76 and 2.62, respectively. The duration of sternal bracing was 3 years. COMPLICATIONS: There were no deaths, no cardiac perforations and no cases of bar displacement. Complications were pneumothorax requiring thoracostomy in 2 patients, atelectasis with fever in 4 patients, pleural effusion requiring a chest tube in one patient, and a wound infection in one patient which improved after using antibiotics. CONCLUSION: In this hospital, the Nuss Procedure has presented no major complications while many cases with minor complications were cured with noninvasive therapy after using the procedure.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	431-438
Number of pages	8
Journal	Japanese Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Volume	49
Issue number	4
State	Published - Apr 2006

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AU - Nakamura, Tetsuro

AU - Ohno, Koichi

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