Stabilization of Flail Chest and Fractured Sternum by Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum

Abstract

We report a 55-year-old male patient with a massive flail chest that required chest stabilization by minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) employing a Nuss bar. Surgical stabilization of severe flail chest and fractured sternum with Nuss bar by MIRPE is a safe and useful treatment modality in properly selected patients.

Keywords

flail chest - Nuss bar - sternal fracture

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