OBJECTIVE: We performed a review of current data to determine the effect that operation
has on pulmonary function, aerobic capacity, and stroke volume in patients with pectus …

Children represent a unique group of patients who are likely to greatly benefit from minimally
invasive surgery (MIS). The promise of less postoperative pain, smaller scars, shorter …

目的探讨非胸腔镜辅助微创Nuss 手术治疗复发漏斗胸的有效性和治疗经验. 方法2003 年7 月~
2007 年11 月, 手术治疗21 例复发漏斗胸患者. 其中15 例行非胸腔镜辅助微创Nuss …

BACKGROUND: Objective assessment of the chest in patients with pectus excavatum after
the Nuss procedure has not been published. This study evaluated the results of the Nuss …

漏斗胸(pectus excavatum, PE; funnel chest) 是最常见的小儿胸壁畸形, 发病率约0.1%~ 0.7%,
男性较女性多见, 男女之比4: 1. 一般认为本病为先天性疾病, 病因尚未完全清楚 …

Objective: Closed repair of pectus excavatum (PE), also known as the Nuss procedure, has
become more popular recently, and whether this operation results in true cardiac …

Guntheroth and Spiers recently critiqued 1 of our meta-analyses on the effects of the surgical
repair of pectus excavatum. We would like to correct errors in their report and address …