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Wenlin procedure combined with Wung procedure for treatment of severe pectus carinatum
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Abstract
Pectus carinatum can be treated with a single minimally invasive surgery, but the severe cases will appear secondary depression after treatment, which needs to be corrected additionally. We used the combined Wenlin procedure and Wung procedure to treat a patient with severe pectus carinatum and achieved satisfactory results.
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Title: Wenlin procedure combined with Wung procedure for treatment of severe pectus carinatum
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Abstract
Pectus carinatum can be treated with a single minimally invasive surgery, but the severe cases will appear secondary depression after treatment, which needs to be corrected additionally.
We used the combined Wenlin procedure and Wung procedure to treat a patient with severe pectus carinatum and achieved satisfactory results.
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