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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001;19:713-715
© 2001 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Removal of migrating pectus bars by video-assisted thoracoscopy

R.G. Kanegaonkar, J.E. Dussek

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK

Received 3 November 2000; received in revised form 26 February 2001; accepted 1 March 2001.

Corresponding author. Tel.: +44-207-955-5000
e-mail: julian.dussek{at}tebolds.demon.co.uk

Surgical correction of pectus excavatum deformity with the use of a metal bar strut provides a good cosmetic result with a low complication rate. Reports of pectus bar migration are rare but we report three cases of bar migration which required thoracoscopic removal.

Key Words: Pectus excavatum • Pectus bar migration






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