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J Pediatr Surg
; 47(12): e1-3, 2012 Dec.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23217908
RESUMO
The Nuss procedure is the most widely used surgical procedure to correct pectus excavatum. Although it is a minimally invasive approach, a number of major early complications, such as heart perforation, have been reported. We describe a 15-year-old boy in whom acute occlusion of the inferior vena cava developed after a Nuss repair. The diagnosis was confirmed by emergency postoperative CT examination, and treatment consisted of immediate removal of the Nuss bar.