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Prevalence and incidence of chest wall deformities in children below 18 years old: the first systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

Archives of Medical Science
Introduction The chest wall can exhibit a wide range of abnormalities, from pectus carinatum (PC), which is a protrusion defect, to pectus excavatum (PE), a depression defect.
Yongbin Pu, Yang Jian, Wenzhe Huang, Zhoujian Yang   +3 more
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Surgery of chest wall deformities [PDF]

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 1997
To evaluate the medium-term results of 77 surgical corrections in patients with chest wall deformities, 53 (68.8%) with pectus excavatum and 24 with pectus carinatum, operated upon from 1985 to 1994.The mean age of the patients was 14.7 years (4-39 years) and 77% were younger than 15 years of age. There were 59 male (76.7%) and 18 female patients. Only
Matos, AC, Bernardo, JE, Fernandes, LE, Antunes, MJ   +3 more
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Surgical treatment of rib fractures more than one month after injury: a single-center experience [PDF]

European Journal of Medical Research
Background In recent years, surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) has gained widespread acceptance, with a prevailing consensus that the procedure should be performed as promptly as possible.
Kaile Jiang, Ruonan Li, Weiwei He, Yi Yang, Lei Wang   +4 more
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Imaging of congenital chest wall deformities. [PDF]

Br J Radiol, 2016
To identify the anatomy and pathology of chest wall malformations presenting for consideration for corrective surgery or as a possible chest wall "mass", and to review the common corrective surgical procedures. Congenital chest wall deformities are caused by anomalies of chest wall growth, leading to sternal depression or protrusion, or are related to ...
Mak SM, Bhaludin BN, Naaseri S, Di Chiara F, Jordan S, Padley S.   +5 more
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Precision chest sculpting: 3D-customized silicone implants and computer-aided design assisted reconstruction for pectus excavatum - a single center experience [PDF]

JPRAS Open
Summary: Pectus excavatum correction in adults is often pursued for functional and aesthetic reasons, yet modified Nuss and Ravitch procedures may be invasive and can leave residual anterior chest wall contour deformities.
Daniela Geisler, Christoph Müller, Jose R. Matilla, Clemens Aigner, Christine Radtke   +4 more
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Achieving Breast Symmetry in a Patient With Neurofibromatosis-1: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Summary:. There is limited literature describing the management of breast deformities secondary to neurofibromatosis-1. We report the management of breast asymmetry and distortion secondary to neurofibromatosis of the chest wall and spine.
Ahmed M. Hashem, MD, Diwakar Phuyal, MD
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Preventing bar-related complications for chest wall deformities

Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2021
Aim: Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum and Abramson procedure for pectus carinatum are used as minimally invasive methods for surgical treatment of chest wall defomities.
Hüseyin Yıldıran, Güven Sadi Sunam
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Chest Wall Deformities

, 2020
Chest wall deformities are uncommon in the pediatric population. The majority of which are cosmetic, and therefore surgical correction is to improve the patient’s body image. Rare abnormalities, such as Jeune’s syndrome and sternal clefts, have clinical consequences for the patient.
Michael Singh, Dakshesh Parikh
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Aortic surgery in a patient with Marfan's syndrome and pectus excavatum (shoemaker's chest) [PDF]

Българска кардиология, 2022
Patients with Marfan syndrome often have severe life-threatening cardiovascular complications, including aortic aneurysmal dilatation or aortic dissection.
I. Todorov
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Chest Wall Deformities in Adults With Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease Related to Surfactant-Related Gene Mutations [PDF]

CHEST Pulmonary
Margot Delin, MD, Marie Pierre Debray, MD, Marie Legendre, MD, PhD, Lidwine Wemeau, MD, Bruno Crestani, MD, PhD, Emmanuel Brian, MD, Justine Frija-Masson, MD, PhD, Laurent Plantier, MD, PhD, Spyros A. Papiris, MD, Effrosyni D. Manali, MD, Nadia Nathan, MD, PhD, Raphael Borie, MD, PhD   +11 more
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