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.
Hatoyama K +6 more
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Commentary: Funneling the funnel chest debates into appropriate management of adult pectus excavatum. [PDF]
JTCVS Tech, 2022 The funnel chest deformity, or pectus excavatum (PE), is a common chest wall anomaly, affecting up to 1 in 400 peo-ple. 1 It is not surprising, therefore, that artistic depictions of this deformity have been seen in imagery since ancient Egyptian and ...
Abbas AE.
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Benefits of the Erector Spinae Plane Block before Cryoanalgesia in Children Undergoing Surgery for Funnel Chest Deformity. [PDF]
J Pers Med, 2023 Thoracic surgery causes significant pain despite standard multimodal analgesia. Intraoperative cryoanalgesia may be a solution. The onset of the clinical effect of cryoanalgesia can take 12–36 h.
Zacha S +7 more
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3D whole heart imaging in severe funnel chest and non-compaction cardiomyopathy. [PDF]
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging, 2021 A 24-year-old female patient without cardiac symptoms underwent preoperative echocardiography before correction of severe pectus excavatum. Echocardiography was difficult to perform because of the funnel chest, nevertheless, hypertrabeculated apical ...
Polacin M +4 more
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Vascular compression of the left bronchus in a patient with funnel chest. [PDF]
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2020 We present a case of 5 year-old female with funnel chest, by which cardiovascular structures were displaced into the left chest cavity. This caused left bronchial compression by the pulmonary artery and the descending aorta, for which an external ...
Ando M, Ichimori Y, Sakamoto S.
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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.
Child, A, Fraser, S, Hunt, I
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Experiences of living with funnel chest prior to corrective surgery: An interview study. [PDF]
PLoS OneObjectives Pectus excavatum, or funnel chest, causes both physical and psychosocial issues, affecting health-related quality of life. However, the literature on how funnel chest affects daily living prior to corrective surgery is sparse.
Norlander L +3 more
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The epidemiology of funnel chest repairs in Germany: monitoring the success of Nuss’ procedure
The Cardiothoracic Surgeon, 2022 Background In recent years, the Nuss procedure was gaining ground in pectus excavatum repair, but the scientific focus had been on complications compared to conventional repairs.
Andreas Heydweiller +1 more
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One- versus Two-Minute Intercostal Nerve Cryoanalgesia in Children Undergoing Surgery for Funnel Chest Deformity. [PDF]
J Pers MedAn inherent defect of the sternum and ribs results in the formation of a funnel-shaped anterior chest wall. The gold standard of surgical correction is the minimally invasive Nuss procedure, which might cause severe pain and carries the risk of sensory ...
Zacha S +5 more
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Dynamic right ventricular outflow tract obstruction due to straight back syndrome and funnel chest - A pediatric case. [PDF]
J Cardiol CasesThoracic deformity affects circulatory dynamics, and postural changes may affect hemodynamics. We report on the case of a 10-year-old girl with straight back syndrome (SBS) and funnel chest in which a right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction ...
Sugiyama K +5 more
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