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In brief
In brief
Commentary on complications in minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair, focusing on cardiac and pericardial injury risks. The letter addresses safety considerations and complication trends in large-volume surgical experience with the Nuss procedure.
Written by the GCMD Library team from the article.
In their very interesting paper “Complications and trends in minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: A large volume, single institution experience” by Dr. Michelle Torre et al. [1] theire are some aspects that deserves comments. The authors have highlighted the potential for complications of the technique, especially in relation to cardiac / pericardial injury, the most feared complication of the procedure.
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