Cardiac surgery and repair of pectus deformities: When and how?

Ilir Hysi (1) , André Vincentelli (1) , Francis Juthier (1) , Lotfi Benhamed (2) , Carlo Banfi (1) , Natacha Rousse (1) , Jean-Marc Frapier (3, 4) , Fabien Doguet (5, 1) , Alain Prat (1) , Alain Wurtz (6, 1)

1 CHRU Lille - Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [CHU Lille]
2 Département de Chirurgie Thoracique,
3 PhyMedExp - Physiologie & médecine expérimentale du Cœur et des Muscles [U 1046]
4 CHRU Montpellier - Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier]
5 Service de chirurgie cadiovasculaire et thoracique [Rouen]
6 Interface sang vaisseaux et réparation cardiovasculaire

There is currently a lack of recommendations about patients with pectus deformities requiring cardiac surgery. This study reports the results of our surgical strategy on this issue.

Mots clés: Pectus deformities; Cardiac surgery; Cardiopulmonary bypass

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Ilir Hysi, André Vincentelli, Francis Juthier, Lotfi Benhamed, Carlo Banfi, et al.. Cardiac surgery and repair of pectus deformities: When and how?. International Journal of Cardiology, 2015, 194, pp.83 - 86. ⟨10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.100⟩. ⟨hal-01768260⟩