Surgical treatment for pectus excavatum.

Surgical treatment for pectus excavatum.

The aim of this study was to compare clinical outcomes in pectus excavatum patients undergoing a Ravitch operation with those undergoing a Nuss procedure. Retrospective study was conducted on one hundred and twenty three patients who underwent Ravitch operation (n=16) and Nuss procedure (n=107) betw...

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Main Authors: Jo, Won Min, Choi, Young Ho, Sohn, Young-Sang, Kim, Hark Jei, Hwang, Jae Joon, Cho, Sung Joon
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2003
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3055048/
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spelling pubmed-30550482011-03-15 Surgical treatment for pectus excavatum. Jo, Won Min Choi, Young Ho Sohn, Young-Sang Kim, Hark Jei Hwang, Jae Joon Cho, Sung Joon Research Article The aim of this study was to compare clinical outcomes in pectus excavatum patients undergoing a Ravitch operation with those undergoing a Nuss procedure. Retrospective study was conducted on one hundred and twenty three patients who underwent Ravitch operation (n=16) and Nuss procedure (n=107) between 1995 and 2002. Mean age of the patients was 7.9+/-6.2 yr. In the Ravitch group, operation time was 196.9+/-61.0 min, and required 10.2+/-2.6 chondral bone resections. Average hospital stay time was 15.9 days. In the Nuss group, operation time was 67.2+/-33.1 min, and bar removal was required two years after the bar insertion. The length of hospital stay was averagely 8.0 days, and postoperative reoperations were performed in five patients due to bar displacements, while early bar removal was required in one patient. The patient interviews for operation results were conducted and revealed that 92.3% of the patients in the Ravitch group showed good to excellent, while 93.3% of Nuss bar removed patients replied good to excellent. Though Nuss procedure has many advantages, it also has some disadvantages. So, the method of the operation should be selected according to the characteristics of the patient. Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2003-06 /pmc/articles/PMC3055048/ /pubmed/12808322 Text en
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author Jo, Won Min
Choi, Young Ho
Sohn, Young-Sang
Kim, Hark Jei
Hwang, Jae Joon
Cho, Sung Joon
spellingShingle Jo, Won Min
Choi, Young Ho
Sohn, Young-Sang
Kim, Hark Jei
Hwang, Jae Joon
Cho, Sung Joon
Surgical treatment for pectus excavatum.
author_facet Jo, Won Min
Choi, Young Ho
Sohn, Young-Sang
Kim, Hark Jei
Hwang, Jae Joon
Cho, Sung Joon
author_sort Jo, Won Min
title Surgical treatment for pectus excavatum.
title_short Surgical treatment for pectus excavatum.
title_full Surgical treatment for pectus excavatum.
title_fullStr Surgical treatment for pectus excavatum.
title_full_unstemmed Surgical treatment for pectus excavatum.
title_sort surgical treatment for pectus excavatum.
description The aim of this study was to compare clinical outcomes in pectus excavatum patients undergoing a Ravitch operation with those undergoing a Nuss procedure. Retrospective study was conducted on one hundred and twenty three patients who underwent Ravitch operation (n=16) and Nuss procedure (n=107) between 1995 and 2002. Mean age of the patients was 7.9+/-6.2 yr. In the Ravitch group, operation time was 196.9+/-61.0 min, and required 10.2+/-2.6 chondral bone resections. Average hospital stay time was 15.9 days. In the Nuss group, operation time was 67.2+/-33.1 min, and bar removal was required two years after the bar insertion. The length of hospital stay was averagely 8.0 days, and postoperative reoperations were performed in five patients due to bar displacements, while early bar removal was required in one patient. The patient interviews for operation results were conducted and revealed that 92.3% of the patients in the Ravitch group showed good to excellent, while 93.3% of Nuss bar removed patients replied good to excellent. Though Nuss procedure has many advantages, it also has some disadvantages. So, the method of the operation should be selected according to the characteristics of the patient.
publisher Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
publishDate 2003
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