Incidence and severity of surgical complications after pectus excavatum bar removal.
Ara Shwan MediaThomas Decker ChristensenNiels KatballeHans Kristian PilegaardFrank Vincenzo de PaoliPublished in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (2021)
The bar removal procedure is a safe and effective procedure. Both age and number of bars inserted should be considered prior to surgical correction of pectus excavatum as these factors predict complications related to bar removal.