The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 6 , Pages 1294-1299.e1 , December 2010

Dynamic effects of the Nuss procedure on the spine in asymmetric pectus excavatum

  • Tomohisa Nagasao, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Tomohisa Nagasao, MD, PhD, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University Hospital, Shinjuku-Ward Shinanomachi 35, Tokyo Japan.
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  • Masahiko Noguchi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino, Japan
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  • Junpei Miyamoto, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Hua Jiang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Shanghai Second Military Medical College, ChangZheng Hospital, Shanghai, China
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  • Weijin Ding, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Shanghai Second Military Medical College, ChangZheng Hospital, Shanghai, China
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  • Yusuke Shimizu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Kazuo Kishi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Received 13 March 2010 ,Revised 17 May 2010 ,Accepted 20 June 2010.

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 Supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (C-21500453).

 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00674-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.06.025

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 6 , Pages 1294-1299.e1 , December 2010

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