The changes of distance between nipples following correction of women pectus excavatum
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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Recurrence of pectus excavatum following the Nuss procedure
The recurrence of pectus excavatum (PE), in other words, chest wall depression after the completion of repair, is one of the most important issues in PE. However, little about the recurrence of PE is known. The present study aimed (I) to evaluate the characteristics of chest wall depression during treatment and (II) to present the definition of ...
Deog Gon, Cho +3 more
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A 12‐Year‐Old Child With a Sunken Sternum and Progressive Muscle Weakness: A Case Report
ABSTRACT 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
Siman Chen, Chenghao Chen, Qi Zeng
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Nonthermal Concentration of Red Beetroot Juice by Reverse Osmosis and Forward Osmosis
RO and FO were used for nonthermal concentration of red beetroot juice. Single strength juice was concentrated by RO to 17 °Brix, and by FO to 50 °Brix; color and betalain were preserved by both processes. Overall, FO is a promising method for concentrating beetroot juice.
Eugenia Avellaneda, Carmen I. Moraru
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PATIENT BENEFIT FROM MODIFIED NUSS CORRECTION OF PEX EXCAVATUM IS PHYSICAL AS WELL AS COSMETIC
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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ABSTRACT This article examines how teenage girls in Sweden interpret and negotiate food‐ and health‐related content on social media, paying particular attention to the intersections between eating practices, health, body ideals and femininity. It takes inspiration from feminist theoretical perspectives and is based on eight group interviews with 18 ...
Judith Lind +2 more
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Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum by the Nuss procedure: The learning curve
Objectives: To define the learning process of minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum by the Nuss procedure through assessment of consecutive procedural metrics.Methods: A single-center retrospective observational cohort study was conducted of all ...
de Loos, E.R. +6 more
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Minimal invasive surgical correction of pectus excavatum deformities in adolescents: Our institutional experience [PDF]
Introduction. Nuss procedure is a minimal invasive surgical technique based on retrosternal placement of a metal plate to correct pectus excavatum chest deformity.
Jokić Radoica +4 more
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Nuss Procedure for pectus excavatum repair in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta
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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Nuss procedure for all? But all are not equal! [PDF]
We read with great interest the very well-written review of Kresopoulos and Goldstraw [1] and the interesting editorial comment of Robicsek [2] regarding the Nuss procedure. Our experience in this field began in 1956 with the classical Ravich procedure modified over the years by using a steel strut bar seagull wings-like shaped [3]. In the last 5 years,
Actis Dato, G. M. +3 more
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