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Nuss Procedure for a Patient with Negative Haller Index
European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports, 2018 Introduction Minimally invasive repair for pectus excavatum (MIRPE) is controversial in extremely severe cases of pectus excavatum (PE) and an open repair is usually favored.
Mariela Dore +11 more
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Resting right ventricular function in pectus excavatum: do haller index and age matter?
Frontiers in SurgeryBackgroundPectus excavatum (PE) is associated with compression of intrathoracic structures, potentially impairing right ventricular (RV) function. The Haller index (HI) is widely used to quantify the severity of deformities; however, its functional ...
Jungsuk Choi +4 more
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A Modfied Nuss Procedure for Recurrent Pectus Excavatum of Adults
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 BackgroundLimited data exist for adults with recurrent pectus excavatum (PE) treated with minimally invasive surgical repair.MethodsBetween July 2008 and December 2020, forty-two adult patients with recurrent PE underwent a modified Nuss procedure with a
Lei Wang +5 more
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Finding suitable candidates for vacuum bell therapy in pectus excavatum patients
Scientific Reports, 2021 Vacuum bell therapy has been acceptable substitute for pectus excavatum patients who want to improve their appearance but avoid surgical correction. The aim of this study was to assess the pre-treatment characteristics of patients with pectus excavatum ...
Eunjue Yi +6 more
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Surgical Case Reports, 2021 Background Pectus excavatum is a common thoracic deformity that can be encountered during thoracoscopic esophagectomy. Here, we report two cases of esophageal cancer complicated by pectus excavatum that were treated with thoracoscopic esophagectomy with ...
Tomoya Tsukada +3 more
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Scoliosis with peculiar radiological features in a patient with McCune‐Albright syndrome
Clinical Case Reports, 2021 Patients with McCune‐Albright Syndrome (MAS) should always attend regular follow‐up. Beside the endocrinological aspects, the screening must take into account osteoarticular complications such as scoliosis, even in patients without fibrous dysplasia.
Alexandre Michev +6 more
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Diagnostics, 2023 Background: The severity of pectus excavatum is classified by the Haller Index (HI) and/or Correction Index (CI). These indices measure only the depth of the defect and, therefore, impede a precise estimation of the actual cardiopulmonary impairment.
Tariq Abu-Tair +5 more
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Nuss Procedure for pectus excavatum repair in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022 A 17-year-old male with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) type 1 and history of prior spinal instrumentation for kyphosis presented with severe symptomatic pectus excavatum (PEx). His Haller index was 6.7 with a Pectus Correction Index of 51%.
Krista Lai +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 BACKGROUND:Pectus excavatum is the most common chest wall skeletal deformity. Although commonly evaluated in adolescence, its prevalence in adults is unknown. METHODS AND FINDINGS:Radiographic indices of chest wall shape were analyzed for participants of
Mikaela Biavati +7 more
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Spine Surgery and Related Research, 2018 Introduction: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the clinical characteristics and thoracic factors such as sternal tilt angle and Haller index in patients with idiopathic or syndromic scoliosis associated with pectus excavatum.
Ryoji Tauchi +8 more
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