Current Development of Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum (MIRPE)
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Patient Selection
3. Allergy Testing
4. Thoracoscopy
5. Sternal Elevation
6. Cross Bar Technique
7. Pectus Bar Removal
8. Serious Complications
9. Alternative Extra-Thoracic Approaches
10. Conservative Treatment of Pectus Excavatum
11. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Haecker, F.-M.; Krebs, T.F.; Kleitsch, K.-U. Current Development of Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum (MIRPE). Children 2022, 9, 478. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9040478
Haecker F-M, Krebs TF, Kleitsch K-U. Current Development of Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum (MIRPE). Children. 2022; 9(4):478. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9040478
Chicago/Turabian StyleHaecker, Frank-Martin, Thomas Franz Krebs, and Kai-Uwe Kleitsch. 2022. "Current Development of Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum (MIRPE)" Children 9, no. 4: 478. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9040478
APA StyleHaecker, F.-M., Krebs, T. F., & Kleitsch, K.-U. (2022). Current Development of Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum (MIRPE). Children, 9(4), 478. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9040478