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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, Yusuke Taniyama, Tadashi Sakurai, Chiaki Sato, Hiroshi Okamoto, Yu Onodera, Takashi Kamei   +6 more
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Experiences of living with funnel chest prior to corrective surgery: An interview study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
ObjectivesPectus 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.
Louise Norlander, Agneta Anderzén-Carlsson, Mårten Vidlund, Ann-Sofie Sundqvist   +3 more
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The Bilateral Inferior Pedicled Anterior Intercostal Artery Perforator–Sparing Flap for Correcting Funnel Chest Deformity in Gender-affirming Masculinizing Chest Surgery [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Summary:. Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common congenital anterior chest wall anomaly, often requiring surgical correction due to both functional and aesthetic concerns. Gender-affirming surgery has seen a significant increase in recent decades, with
Sascha Wellenbrock, MD, Nils Gebur, MD, Philipp Wiebringhaus, MD, Charalampos Varnava, MD, Sarah Geißler, MD, Ulrich M. Rieger, MD, PhD, Tobias Hirsch, MD, Marie-Luise Aitzetmüller-Klietz, MD, Matthias Aitzetmüller-Klietz, MD, PhD   +8 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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Experiences and health-related quality of life following minimally invasive surgical repair for pectus excavatum – a mixed methods study [PDF]

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
Background Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital chest wall deformity. Minimally invasive repair for pectus excavatum (MIRPE) has demonstrated positive and psychsocial outcomes.
Louise Norlander, Agneta Anderzén-Carlsson, Mårten Vidlund, Ann-Sofie Sundqvist   +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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Correction of post-surgical synmastia after stepwise treatment of pectus excavatum and breast asymmetry—A case report [PDF]

JPRAS Open
We 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 ...
I. Zucal, D. Schmauss, C. Parodi, Y. Harder   +3 more
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Vascular compression of the left bronchus in a patient with funnel chest [PDF]

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2020
Makoto Ando
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One- versus Two-Minute Intercostal Nerve Cryoanalgesia in Children Undergoing Surgery for Funnel Chest Deformity [PDF]

Journal of Personalized Medicine
Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka, Manuel López, Jowita Biernawska   +2 more
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Minimalized Erlangen Correction Method by Hümmer (MEK) Compared with Conventional and Minimally Invasive Correction Methods for Pectus Excavatum Single Center Experience

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, Patricia Reis Wolfertstetter, Daniel Sossau, Hans Peter Hümmer, Christian Knorr   +4 more
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