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Pectus excavatum and carinatum

European Journal of Medical Genetics, 2014
Pectus excavatum and carinatum are the most common morphological chest wall abnormalities. For both pectus excavatum and carinatum the pathogenesis is largely unknown although various hypotheses exist. Usually, exclusion of an underlying syndromal or connective tissue disorder is the reason for referral for genetic evaluation.
Roelof-Jan Oostra, Fleur S Van Dijk
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Staged management of pectus carinatum

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2013
The aim was to report the treatment of pectus carinatum with a novel Argentine brace and operation.The bracing and clinical data of 137 consenting pectus carinatum patients treated between October 2008 and December 2011 were reviewed for outcome. Institutional approval was obtained.
Frazier W Frantz, Robert E Kelly
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Nonoperative management of pectus carinatum

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2006
Although surgery has been the mainstay of treatment of chondrogladiolar pectus carinatum (PC), several authors have advocated the benefits of nonoperative approaches to induce chest wall remodeling. Based on our initial success with compression bracing, we have integrated this modality into our treatment algorithm.We reviewed the charts of all patients
VÍCTOR F Garcia, Rebeccah L Brown, Thomas H Inge   +2 more
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Surgical correction of pectus carinatum

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1987
Pectus carinatum is an infrequent but eminently correctable chest wall deformity. It is encountered much less frequently than pectus excavatum. In 12 years, from 1973 to 1985, 152 pectus carinatum (16.7%) and 758 pectus excavatum deformities (83.3%) were corrected. It occurs more frequently in boys (119 patients) than girls (33 patients). The majority,
Robert C Shamberger, Kenneth J Welch
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Pectus carinatum

Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 2013
Pectus carinatum has been termed the undertreated chest wall deformity. Recent advances in patient evaluation and management, including the development of nonoperative bracing protocols, have improved the care of children with this condition.Recent evidence confirms that children with pectus carinatum have a disturbed body image and a reduced quality ...
Thomas J, Desmarais, Martin S, Keller
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Initial results with minimally invasive repair of pectus carinatum

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2009
ObjectivePectus carinatum is traditionally repaired by using some modification of the open Ravitch procedure, with its possible long-term sequelae, such as poor postoperative compliance of the chest.
Attila Kálmán
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The etiology of pectus carinatum involves overgrowth of costal cartilage and undergrowth of ribs

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2014
PURPOSE: We compared the length of costal cartilage and rib between patients with symmetric pectus carinatum and controls without anterior chest wall protrusion, using a 3-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) to evaluate whether the overgrowth of ...
Chul Hwan Park, Seokjin Haam, Sungsoo Lee   +2 more
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Pain and sensory disturbances following surgical repair of pectus carinatum

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2018
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the characteristics of persistent postoperative pain and sensory disturbances following surgical repair of pectus carinatum.METHODS: Using a prospective observational design, 28 patients were ...
Marie Veje Knudsen, Hans K Pilegaard, Kasper Größen   +2 more
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Surgical correction of pectus carinatum

The Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2020
Pectus carinatum is a common chest wall anomaly. It occurs five times more frequently in males than females and can be present at birth, although it usually progresses during adolescence. The correction of chest wall anomalies offers patients significant improvements in quality of life and it should never be regarded as an entirely cosmetic issue ...
Hoffmann, Torben; id_orcid 0000-0002-2957-4572, Katballe, Niels, Nørlinger, Thomas Stokholm, de Paoli, Frank Vincenzo; id_orcid 0000-0002-2174-2295   +3 more
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Surgical Treatment of Pectus Carinatum

Archives of Surgery, 1971
Experience is presented with eight operations for pectus carinatum. Deformities of the chest with prominence of the sternum (pectus carinatum) are less frequent than those with a depressed sternum (pectus excavatum). Surgical correction is indicated for psychological if not for physiological reasons.
C R, Lam, R E, Taber
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