ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2026
A percutaneous sternal elevation technique using the Tian-Ping sternal lifter for Nuss repair of pectus excavatum.
Article in Journal of thoracic disease, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
10 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The conventional Nuss procedure carries a risk of catastrophic injury during retrosternal tunnel creation. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and preliminary clinical outcomes of a novel percutaneous sternal elevation device, the Tian-Ping (Tian's) sternal lifter, in assisting the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum. This study included patients who underwent chest wall correction via the Nuss procedure assisted by the Tian-Ping (Tian's) sternal lifter from July 2025 to October 2025. Patient demographics, operative time, intraoperative blood loss, complications, and postoperative pain scores were recorded. A total of 15 consecutive patients were included. All procedures were completed successfully without major intraoperative complications. Thoracoscopy showed retrosternal space enlargement, with estimated sternal elevation up to 6-8 cm. The median operative time was 51 minutes with a median intraoperative blood loss of 2 mL. The median postoperative hospital stay was 9 days. The median postoperative visual analog scale (VAS) pain score was 2. Postoperative pneumothorax occurred in two patients; no other postoperative complications were observed. The Tian-Ping (Tian's) sternal lifter-assisted Nuss procedure is a safe and feasible technique for chest wall correction, with potential advantages in avoiding bone injury. We recommend this technique as an alternative for patients who value procedural safety and aesthetic satisfaction.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.