Wenlin procedure for treatment of barrel chest

Abstract

Barrel chest is a kind of thoracic deformity. Clinically, it is always secondary to chronic lung disease, which does not need treatment. Barrel chest is also common in young people and adults. Due to the serious impact on the appearance of the thorax, the patients always have strong desires for surgery. We applied Wenlin procedure to the operation of barrel chest and achieved satisfactory results. This paper introduces the Wenlin procedure of a 25-year-old male patient with barrel chest.