Presentation
Previous chest surgery.
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Nuss procedure
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Nuss bar in situ for treatment of
pectus excavatum.
Case Discussion
The Nuss procedure (also termed MIRPE - minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum) is one of the operative treatments employed in patients with pectus excavatum.
It involves inserting of one (or more) concave metal bars beneath the sternum in the anterior chest wall.
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