Pectus Excavatum is the most common deformation of the skeletal chest wall, and the Nuss procedure isused tocorrect this deformation. Residual pneumothorax isa frequent postoperative complication after thoracoscopy. Primary aim of this prospective observational study was to compare the level of agreement among readers using lung ultrasound andchest X-ray.

The use of LungUltrasoundcompared to Chest X-raytodiagnose Pneumothorax following the NussProcedure for Pectus Excavatum Repair in Children

Girometti, Rossano;Bove, Tiziana;Vetrugno, Luigi
2020-01-01

Abstract

Pectus Excavatum is the most common deformation of the skeletal chest wall, and the Nuss procedure isused tocorrect this deformation. Residual pneumothorax isa frequent postoperative complication after thoracoscopy. Primary aim of this prospective observational study was to compare the level of agreement among readers using lung ultrasound andchest X-ray.
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