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Volume 133, Issue 5 , Pages 1201-1205 , May 2007

Surgical aspects of thoracoscopy and efficacy of right thoracoscopy in minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum

Received 12 September 2006 ,Revised 19 January 2007 ,Accepted 23 January 2007.

Schematic view demonstrating the field of view obtained during MIRPE. Right-sided thoracoscopy (top) allows optimum view of the deformity when compared with the left side (bottom) with regard to inser

Schematic view demonstrating the field of view obtained during MIRPE. Right-sided thoracoscopy (top) allows optimum view of the deformity when compared with the left side (bottom) with regard to insertion of the introducer. The heart blocks the visual field of the depression when approached from the left side. MIRPE, Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum.
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