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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1844-1849
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Accepted for publication December 27, 2006.
* Address correspondence to Dr Metzelder, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany (Email: mmetzelder{at}yahoo.com).
Background: Improvement of quality of life by minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) has been demonstrated only for the period with implanted pectus bar. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the effects of MIRPE on psychosocial and physical well-being after removal of the pectus bar.
Methods: Forty patients (26 boys and 14 girls; mean age, 17 years; range, 10 to 24 years) were assessed. Follow-up was performed for a mean of 54 months after pectus repair (range, 25 to 73 months). Patients were interviewed at 6 months after MIRPE with the bar in place, and patients and parents were assessed a mean of 23 months after bar removal (range, 2 to 48 months). A single-step questionnaire that evaluates psychosocial and physical well-being was independently used by patients and their parents.
Results: There was a high level of persistent satisfaction with MIRPE after bar removal (mean total score = 67; maximal score = 80) and a highly significant correlation between self and external assessment (p < 0.001; Spearman correlation coefficient = 0.77). Analysis of specific and total scores revealed a significant improvement of psychosocial and physical well-being after bar implantation, which persisted up to 4 years after bar removal (p < 0.001). Age and sex had no significant impact on the mean specific and total scores either in patients or in parents. Persistent pectus excavatum was noticed in 1 patient after bar removal (2.5%) as a result of treatment failure.
Conclusions: The positive impact of MIRPE on psychosocial and physical well-being in children and adolescents persists after bar removal. Thus we consider MIRPE to be justified for cosmetic reasons.
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