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Nuss Procedure

Surgical Procedure

The Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive procedure for treating pectus excavatum, invented in 1987 by Dr. Donald Nuss and colleagues Dr. Daniel Croitoru and Dr. Robert Kelly at the Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia. The operation typically takes approximately two hours.

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Standard of Care 1
Origin Year
1987 2
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1. Wikipedia
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2. Nuss procedure (Wikipedia)
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  • Wikipedia: Nuss procedure, lead section
    The Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive procedure, invented in 1987 by Dr. Donald Nuss and his colleagues, Dr. Daniel Croitoru and Dr. Robert Kelly, for treating pectus excavatum.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuss_procedure, lead section
    The Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive procedure, invented in 1987 by Dr.
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Wikidata: Nuss Procedure
Wikidata Q1857461, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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