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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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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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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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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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Prevalence of tuberculosis-related chest radiographic abnormalities among individuals with latent tuberculosis infection in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

New Microbes and New Infections
Background: Chest radiography is routinely used during latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) evaluation to exclude active disease. Methods: PubMed and google scholar were searched for studies reporting chest radiographic abnormalities among individuals ...
Abdulaziz S. Aljibali
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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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Vascular compression of the left bronchus in a patient with funnel chest [PDF]

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2020

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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, Jowita Biernawska, Jakub Miegoń   +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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FUNNEL CHEST [PDF]

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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