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Maintaining lung volume in a chest wall deformity after chest wall reconstruction. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Thorac Dis
Mitamura S   +4 more
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Chest wall deformities

open access: yesActa chirurgica Hungarica, 1999
BACKGROUND:Pectus deformities and atypical costal anomalies are congenital thoracic wall defects that can cause a marked cosmetic defect with attendant psychological trauma and limited physical performance.PATIENTS AND METHODS:We reviewed 43 patients with chest wall deformities, 24 (55.8%) were pectus excavatum, 13 (30.2%) pectus carinatum and 6 (14 ...
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Chest Wall Deformities

Pediatrics in Review, 1989
Chest wall deformities are principally depression deformities, the most common being pectus excavatum (funnel chest). The most common protrusion deformity is pectus carinatum (pigeon breast). Pectus carinatum is a cosmetic problem, but its presence can be psychologically devastating to the patient.
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Chest Wall Deformities in Pediatric Surgery

Surgical Clinics of North America, 2012
Chest wall deformities can be divided into 2 main categories, congenital and acquired. Congenital chest wall deformities may present any time between birth and early adolescence. Acquired chest wall deformities typically follow prior chest surgery or a posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia repair (Bochdalek).
Robert J Obermeyer
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Preoperative Assessment of Chest Wall Deformities

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2009
Anterior chest wall anomalies vary by age at presentation, signs, and symptoms as well as evaluation and subsequent surgical treatment. The most common abnormalities include pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum, and Poland syndrome.
Paul Colombani
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Acquired Deformities of the Anterior Chest Wall

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 2006
Acquired chest wall deformities are difficult to describe and to classify. We propose the following classification and treatment options.We observed 11 patients with acquired deformities (AD) that required surgical correction.AD of the chest can be classified into 4 groups: (1) AD resulting from a pathological process within the thorax (heart ...
A A Fokin, F Robicsek
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New Computerized Indices for Quantitative Evaluation of Depression and Asymmetry in Patients With Chest Wall Deformities

open access: yesArtificial Organs, 2013
An evaluation index that can quantitatively assess the severity of chest wall deformities is essential to prepare and assess corrective surgical operations for patients with these deformities, including funnel chest patients.
In Young Kim, Hyung Joo Park
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Chest Wall Deformities

2014
Max Pachl, Michael Hunt, Girish Jawaheer
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