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The changes of distance between nipples following correction of women pectus excavatum
Scientific Reports, 2023 The breasts in women pectus excavatum patients frequently appear to be slanting medially along the inclination of the distorted ribs. This study aims to evaluate changes in the distance between the nipples and to find out whether medially slanting ...
Gyeol Yoo +6 more
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Choosing between the modified Ravitch and Nuss procedures for pectus excavatum: Considering the patients’s perspective [PDF]
The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2016 INTRODUCTION Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common paediatric chest wall deformity. The majority of patients are treated for cosmetic purposes, with the modified Ravitch and Nuss procedures the most commonly performed. We tested the preferences of healthy individuals over their choice of procedure.
H H, Elsayed +4 more
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Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2019 Background: Severe pectus excavatum in children may result in cardiorespiratory functional impairment; therefore, we evaluated cardiopulmonary response to exercise before and after the Nuss procedure.
Bibhuti B Das +2 more
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PATIENT BENEFIT FROM MODIFIED NUSS CORRECTION OF PEX EXCAVATUM IS PHYSICAL AS WELL AS COSMETIC
International Journal of Physiotherapy, 2016 Background: Patient benefit from repair of pectus excavatum has mainly been considered psychological although some evidence of physiological benefit has emerged.
Maria Ragnarsdottir +3 more
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021 Background Shortcoming of traditional Nuss operation on adults is gradually found in the clinical practice. A new kind of introducer-bar complex was introduced. However, there is limited evidence regarding its safety and efficacy.
Lei Wang +7 more
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Effect of ketamine on intravenous patient-controlled analgesia using hydromorphone and ketorolac after the Nuss surgery in pediatric patients [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2012 BackgroundNuss surgery is preferred in pectus excavatum repair because this procedure produces excellent cosmetic results and prevents postoperative distressed pulmonary function. However, the procedure causes severe pain due to thoracic expansion.
Too Jae Min +6 more
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Surgical approach to treatment of asymmetric pectus excavatum in children
Хірургія дитячого віку, 2022 Objective. To improve the outcomes in patients with asymmetric pectus excavatum (APE) by developing and implementing our own differentiated modified Nuss procedure to correct different variants of this deformity; to analyse the treatment outcomes ...
V.R. Zaremba, O.A. Danylov
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The Heart Surgery Forum, 2018 Objective: The purpose of this article is to evaluate the efficacy of thoracoscopy assisted minimally surgery (NUSS procedure) for pectus excavatum and novel modified NUSS procedure by comparing the data of patients of pectus excavatum who had undergone novel modified NUSS Procedure or NUSS procedure.
Lifei, Meng, Mingsong, Wang
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Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2021 Background Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common congenital chest wall deformity. Most individuals with PE suffer from psychosocial problems, with low self-esteem and poor body image.
Louise Norlander +6 more
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Pectus arcuatum: Description of a hybrid surgical technique
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Open, 2023 Objetives: Pectus Arcuatum (PA) is a very rare anterior chest wall deformity resulting from premature obliteration of the sternomanubrial junction. Unlike other chest wall deformities, surgical correction continues to be the only treatment option.
Isabel González-Barba +4 more
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