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
Ian D. Sutherland
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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 ...
Marcus Vinicius Jardini Barbosa +3 more
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Efficacy and determinants of vacuum bell treatment in preschool children with pectus excavatum
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 ObjectiveThe outcome of vacuum bell (VB) treatment for preschool patients with pectus excavatum (PE) is poorly understood. We aim to investigate the short-term treatment effect of VB with a three-dimensional scanner and assess the clinical and ...
Dengke Luo +4 more
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Epidural analgesia versus intravenous analgesia after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum in pediatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2021 Background Postoperative pain control after the minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) is essential, but there is a controversy about a better analgesic method between epidural and intravenous (IV) analgesia.
Min Hee Heo +8 more
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Electrocardiographic characteristics of patients with funnel chest before and after surgical correction using pectus bar: A new association with precordial J wave pattern. [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE Abnormal ECG findings suggestive of cardiac disease are frequent in patients with funnel chest, although structural heart disease is rare. Electrocardiographic characteristics and changes following new surgical treatments in young adults are
Hoksch, Beatrix +6 more
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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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A 12-Year-Old Child With a Sunken Sternum and Progressive Muscle Weakness: A Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT A 12‐year‐old girl with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy and severe pectus excavatum presented with progressive dyspnea and restrictive ventilatory impairment. She underwent successful Nuss repair with uneventful recovery. At 6‐month follow‐up, chest contour and pulmonary function improved, suggesting that surgical correction is feasible
Chen S, Chen C, Zeng Q.
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A Case of Funnel Chest Performed Sternal Turnover with Rectus Abdominis Muscle Pedicle [PDF]
, 1999 There are two types of surgical procedures for funnel chest: sternal turnover and sternocostal elevation. Both procedures have some merits and some demerits respectively,so the uniformed operative techniques for funnel chest are not concluded.
Yano, Hiroshi +6 more
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Etiology and pathogenesis of pectus excavatum in children
Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii, 2013 Funnel chest is the most common chest deformity characterized by the depression of sternum and rib cartilages. In spite of the centuries-old history of pectus excavatum investigation, plenty of publications on etiology and pathogenesis and many theories ...
I. O. Kulik +4 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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