Pectus updates and special considerations in Marfan syndrome [PDF]
Pediatric Reports, 2018 Congenital chest wall or pectus deformities including pectus excavatum (funnel chest) and pectus carinatum (pigeon chest) affect a significant proportion of the general population and up to 70% of patients with Marfan syndrome.
Stephanie Fraser, Anne Child, Ian Hunt
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Esophageal cancer with severe funnel chest treated by simultaneous funnel chest surgery and thoracoscopic esophagectomy: a case report [PDF]
BMC Cancer, 2018 Background Funnel chest is the most common chest deformity, occurring in 0.06–0.3% of the general population. When it occurs concomitantly with esophageal cancer, it hinders intrathoracic surgery that is necessary for treatment.
Keiichiro Hatoyama +6 more
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Correction of post-surgical synmastia after stepwise treatment of pectus excavatum and breast asymmetry—A case report [PDF]
JPRAS OpenWe present a case of a 30-year-old female patient requiring correction of post-surgical synmastia after stepwise treatment of pectus excavatum (funnel chest) and breast asymmetry (right < left).The funnel chest was first corrected with a 3D custom-made ...
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Treatment of bilateral mammary ptosis and pectus excavatum through the same incision in one surgical stage [PDF]
São Paulo Medical Journal, 2012 CONTEXT: Congenital deformities of the anterior thoracic wall are characterized by unusual development of the costal cartilages. All these medical conditions are frequently associated with a variety of breast deformities. Several surgical techniques have
Fernando Passos Rocha +3 more
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Commentary: Funneling the funnel chest debates into appropriate management of adult pectus excavatumCentral Message [PDF]
JTCVS Techniques, 2022 Abbas E. Abbas, MD
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Applied Sciences, 2023 Pectus excavatum (funnel chest) is the most common chest wall deformity in childhood and adolescence with a prevalence in the literature ranging from 1 in 3400 to 1 in 1000.
Markus Denzinger +4 more
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A Novel, Contactless, Portable “Spot-Check” Device Accurately Measures Respiratory Rate [PDF]
, 2020 Respiratory rate (RR) is an important vital sign used in the assessment of acutely ill patients. It is also used as to predict serious deterioration in a patient's clinical condition.
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Augmentation mammoplasty and autologous fat transplantation: an alternative for the treatment of hypomastia and mild pectus excavatum - Case report [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2023 Pectus excavatum(PE) is a congenital chest deformity characterized by deep depression in the sternum. Autologous fat transplantation has been used for aesthetic purposes, mainly on the face, and has recently gained relevance in thoracic and breast ...
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Journal of the American Medical Association, 1958 1 . Funnel chest deformity is a common cause of progressive postural defects in children. 2. The underlying pathology of the funnel chest is a congenital deficiency of the muscle fibres of the anterior part of the diaphragm which allows the stronger posterior element to pull backwards the xiphoid and sternum. The postural changes are secondary to the
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BMC Pediatrics, 2023 Background Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common disease of chest wall deformity, with an incidence of 1 in 300—400 births. Nuss procedure has proved to be the best surgical treatment method and has been widely used after clinical use for 30 years. We
Jichang Han +4 more
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