INTRODUCTION: Nuss bar removal after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum in patients where bar ends are not palpable, can be a challenging procedure for the surgeon; a blind dissection toward the bar edges may lead to intercostal vessels or deep intercostal muscle injuries. In this article, we describe a fast, repeatable, low-cost technique to detect bar edge and stabilizers. METHODS: A perioperative scan is performed by means of a portable ultrasonograph a few minutes before the operation. The bar edge stabilizer is detected as a hyperechogenic image with a concentric crescent while the bar edge is detected as a hyperechogenic dashed line with net edges. The scan is performed, and the actual projection on the skin of the metal plaque bulk is then labeled on the patient's chest by an ink marker. CONCLUSIONS: We believe that this method may improve morbidity, operative time, and consequently, hospitalization length and costs

Ultrasound-Guided Bar Edge Labeling in the Perioperative Assessment of Nuss Bar Removal / Incerti, Filippo; Bertocchini, Alessia; Ghionzoli, Marco; Messineo, Antonio. - In: JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES. - ISSN 1092-6429. - STAMPA. - 27:(2017), pp. 1326-1327. [10.1089/lap.2017.0322]

Ultrasound-Guided Bar Edge Labeling in the Perioperative Assessment of Nuss Bar Removal

INCERTI, FILIPPO;Ghionzoli, Marco;Messineo, Antonio
2017

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INTRODUCTION: Nuss bar removal after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum in patients where bar ends are not palpable, can be a challenging procedure for the surgeon; a blind dissection toward the bar edges may lead to intercostal vessels or deep intercostal muscle injuries. In this article, we describe a fast, repeatable, low-cost technique to detect bar edge and stabilizers. METHODS: A perioperative scan is performed by means of a portable ultrasonograph a few minutes before the operation. The bar edge stabilizer is detected as a hyperechogenic image with a concentric crescent while the bar edge is detected as a hyperechogenic dashed line with net edges. The scan is performed, and the actual projection on the skin of the metal plaque bulk is then labeled on the patient's chest by an ink marker. CONCLUSIONS: We believe that this method may improve morbidity, operative time, and consequently, hospitalization length and costs
2017
27
1326
1327
Incerti, Filippo; Bertocchini, Alessia; Ghionzoli, Marco; Messineo, Antonio
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