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A Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive surgery that corrects pectus excavatum, or a sunken chest. This procedure, which has a high success rate, uses one or more metal bars to push a child’s breastbone forward to wh...
The Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive surgical correction of pectus excavatum performed by pediatric surgeons at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
The Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive procedure, invented in 1987 by Dr. Donald Nuss and his colleagues, Dr. Daniel Croitoru and Dr. Robert Kelly, for treating pectus excavatum. [1][2][3] He developed it at Child...
The Nuss Procedure is a minimally invasive procedure invented in 1987 by Dr. Donald Nuss for treating Pectus Excavatum. He developed it at the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia.
The Nuss, or MIRPE, procedure is carried out as a minimally invasive or keyhole operation to treat pectus excavatum. Fundamentally, it involves the placement of an internal ‘brace or bar’ to lift the sternum without r...
In this procedure, the curved steel bar is placed under the sternum through two small incisions on the sides of the chest. Because the sternum is forced outward and held under great pressure, the Nuss procedure result...
Learn more about the minimally invasive nuss procedure, including what to expect, the possible side effects, and risks.
Next, your surgeon will begin the Nuss procedure to place the bar across your chest. During the procedure, a stainless steel or titanium bar is bent to fit your chest wall.
Dr. Victor F. Garcia is a pectus surgeon in Cincinnati, United States specializing in surgery for pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum patients typically using the Nuss or Ravitch procedure.
