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Severe pectus excavatum (PE) before (A) and after Ravitch repair (B). Due to persisting deformity of the upper part of the sternum and two broken retrosternal struts in the lower sternal region two years after surgery, a Nuss procedure was performed with concomitant strut removal with the final result being shown in (C).
