Metal Allergy to Titanium Bars After the Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum Kazuhiro Sakamoto, MD, PhD, Kohei Ando, MD, Daisuke Noma, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 98, Issue 2, Pages 708-710 (August 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.089 Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Chest computed tomography scan of the older brother on postoperative day 9, showing bilateral pleural effusion. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 708-710DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.089) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The younger brother before the Nuss procedure, showing a moderate pectus excavatum. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 708-710DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.089) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Chest computed tomography scan of the younger brother, showing moderate symmetric pectus excavatum with cardiac compression. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 708-710DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.089) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Chest roentgenogram of the younger brother on postoperative day 4, showing two titanium bars inserted in the thoracic cage and bilateral pleural effusion. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 708-710DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.089) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions