Minimally invasive operation of severe complex thoracic deformity with Wenlin procedure and Wung procedure

Wenlin Wang; Weiguang Long; Yang Liu; Bin Cai

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjac473

Minimally invasive operation of severe complex thoracic deformity with Wenlin procedure and Wung procedure

J Surg Case Rep. 2022 Oct 25;2022(10):rjac473. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjac473. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Authors

Wenlin Wang¹, Weiguang Long¹, Yang Liu¹, Bin Cai¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chest Wall Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.

Abstract

Severe complex thoracic deformity has both protrusion and depression on the chest wall. General minimally invasive operation cannot complete the treatment. We recently treated a 15-year-old boy with Wenlin procedure and Wung procedure, and achieved satisfactory results.

Publication types

Case Reports