Stabilization of Flail Chest and Fractured Sternum by Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum
THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON REPORTS, vol.4, no.1, pp.11-13, 2015 (ESCI)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 4 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2015
- Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0035-1563399
- Journal Name: THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON REPORTS
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
- Page Numbers: pp.11-13
- Keywords: flail chest, Nuss bar, sternal fracture, OPERATIVE STABILIZATION, RIB FRACTURES, NUSS BARS
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
We report a 55-year-old male patient with a massive flail chest that required chest stabilization by minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) employing a Nuss bar. Surgical stabilization of severe flail chest and fractured sternum with Nuss bar by MIRPE is a safe and useful treatment modality in properly selected patients.