Simultaneous repair of pectus excavatum and congenital heart disease over the past 30 years.

Objective: Pectus excavatum may be present in patient requiring operations for cardiac defects. The study was undertaken in order to assess our simultaneous repairs of pectus excavatum and congenital heart disease over past 30 years.

Methods: Between 1970 and 2000, 12 patients underwent simultaneous repair of pectus excavatum and congenital heart disease.