Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 118-124 , January 2009

A 5-year experience with a minimally invasive technique for pectus carinatum repair

Received 30 September 2008 ,Accepted 7 October 2008.

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 Presented at the 39th annual meeting of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, Phoenix, AZ, May 27-June 1, 2008.

PII: S0022-3468(08)00874-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.020

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 118-124 , January 2009