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March 28, 2024Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryOpen Access

Impact of delayed removal of pectus bar on outcomes following Nuss repair: a retrospective analysis

Der-En Keong I‐Shiang Tzeng Nay Htut Yu-Jiun Fan Min‐Shiau Hsieh Yeung‐Leung Cheng

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Abstract

Usually, pectus bars are removed 3 years after the Nuss procedure in patients with pectus excavatum. However, the optimal timing for postoperative pectus bar removal remains undefined. Our study investigated the effects of delayed pectus bar removal after Nuss repairs.

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Keong et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e71fefb6db643587699ec3 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-024-02685-z

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