Combined Severe Pectus Excavatum Correction and Aortic Root Replacement in Marfan’s Syndrome Kalyana C. Javangula, FRCS, Timothy J.P. Batchelor, AFRCS, Osama Jaber, MD, Kevin G. Watterson, FRACS, Kostas Papagiannopoulos, MD (CTH) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 81, Issue 5, Pages 1913-1915 (May 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.03.045 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Preoperative photograph of the patient showing the pectus deformity. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 1913-1915DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.03.045) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Computed tomographic chest scan showing the severity of pectus deformity. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 1913-1915DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.03.045) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Intraoperative photograph showing the “sternal bed” created by Gortex strips (W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc, Flagstaff, AZ) supporting the sternum in its new position. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 1913-1915DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.03.045) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Photograph of the patient 8 weeks after the operation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 1913-1915DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.03.045) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions