Nuss procedure

Last revised by Ammar Ashraf on 17 Jan 2023

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Citation:

Jones J, Ashraf A, Qureshi P, et al. Nuss procedure. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13666

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13666

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/13666

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13666

Article created:

5 May 2011, Jeremy Jones ◉

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At the time the article was created Jeremy Jones had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

17 Jan 2023, Ammar Ashraf ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Ammar Ashraf had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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16 times, by 12 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

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Chest

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Synonyms:

NUSS bar
MIRPE
Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum
Reverse Nuss procedure
Reverse Nuss

The Nuss procedure (also termed MIRPE - minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum) is one of the operative treatments employed in patients with pectus excavatum.

It involves the insertion of one (or more) concave metal bars beneath the sternum in the anterior chest wall. It is significantly less invasive than the Ravitch procedure and has largely replaced it.

Differential diagnosis

A reverse Nuss procedure can be performed for treatment of pectus carinatum ¹; the main difference is that the bar is placed superficially to the sternum, instead of deep to the sternum, to pull the sternum back towards the spine.

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