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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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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Surgical treatment of funnel chest in children using titanium nickelide materials
Бюллетень сибирской медицины, 2011 Reflects stages of funnel chest treatment in the Tomsk Region from 1977 to 2009 has been presented. The work provides analysis of surgical treatment of 78 patients, including 42 patients were operated by means of thoracoplasty with the following fixation
G. V. Slizovsky
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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.
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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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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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How to assess chest wall deformity in children with pectus excavatum - evaluation of the agreement among methods [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2021 Background/Aim. Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common deformity of the frontal aspect of the chest wall in children. A particular dilemma arises about the degree of deformity that should be subjected to surgical treatment. The aim of this study was to
Kostić Marko +5 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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The perils of sneezing: Bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2013 This is a brief case report of an adolescent male who developed bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax after sneezing.
Christina L Bourne
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