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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80:2419
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Correspondence

Innovative Single-Stage Repair of Severe Asymmetric Pectus Excavatum Defects

Francis Robicsek, MD, PhD

Carolinas Heart Institute Carolinas Medical Center 1001 Blythe Charlotte, NC28203

(Email: tjohn@sanger-clinic.com).

The first 20% of the full text of this article appears below.

To the Editor:

I read with interest the article by Karagounis and colleagues [1]. Our experience with pectus excavatum repair using Marlex-mesh (Davol Inc, Bard Cardiosurgery, Cranston, RI) support is in agreement with the authors' observations (ie, the method "produces immediate sternal stability and avoids the need of a second operation) [1]. Initially we applied this . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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