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Cirugía y cirujanos
On-line version ISSN 2444-054XPrint version ISSN 0009-7411
Abstract
MARCOS-RAMIREZ, Edson R. et al. Pectus up: the new traction technique for pectus excavatum. First surgery in Northeast of Mexico. Cir. cir. [online]. 2020, vol.88, suppl.2, pp.56-59. Epub Feb 08, 2022. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.20000285.
The pectus excavatum is the most frequent deformity of the rib cage, with the male sex being the most affected. We present the case of a 16-year-old male with the presence of pectus excavatum with a Haller’s index of 4 who undergoes pectus up surgery with an external sternal traction system and screw fixation. A very good functional and aesthetic response was obtained. The pectus up surgery as a less invasive technique has good postoperative results.
Keywords : Extrathoracic; Technique; Traction; Pectus excavatum.