Pectus Carinatum Surgery. Chkd is world renowned for developing the nuss procedure a minimally invasive surgery for patients with pectus excavatum also called concave or sunken chest. Our board certified surgeons use safe and effective minimally invasive surgical techniques to correct pectus malformations including the highly modified ravitch technique and nuss procedure a minimally invasive approach using video assisted thoracic surgery vats.
The surgery for pectus carinatum is done under general anesthesia. About the surgery based on the nuss procedure minimally invasive pectus carinatum surgery introduces a curved bar through small incisions made on either side of the chest. The surgical repair of pectus carinatum is a painful procedure.
For those patients having a minimally invasive pectus carinatum repair the surgeon makes two small lateral incisions on each side of the chest.
About the surgery based on the nuss procedure minimally invasive pectus carinatum surgery introduces a curved bar through small incisions made on either side of the chest. Anesthesia and and care at time of surgery. In the operating room the surgeon will freeze 4 intercostal nerves on each side prior to placing the bar. Our board certified surgeons use safe and effective minimally invasive surgical techniques to correct pectus malformations including the highly modified ravitch technique and nuss procedure a minimally invasive approach using video assisted thoracic surgery vats.
