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, 2021 Pectus carinatum is the second most frequent chest wall anomaly with a prevalence in males. Usually, it worsens during adolescence and is only seldom caused by respiratory or other functional problems. Treatment is conservative with corsets or FMF, and in severe cases, surgery can be proposed. A minimally invasive approach (Abramson procedure) or open (
Torre M., Palo F.
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Unexpected pectus carinatum: Reverse bending of xiphisternal joint after modified Nuss procedure
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2023 The pectus carinatum has been rarely reported as complication after Nuss procedure. The case we present here is that of a 14-year-old Chinese male who underwent modified Nuss procedure to correct pectus excavatum and presented a sudden pectus carinatum ...
Yuxuan Zhou +3 more
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Repair of pectus carinatum by a modified Ravitch technique combined with postoperative bracing
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2018 A 13-year-old boy with pectus carinatum was successfully treated by modified Ravitch's techniques combined with short-term orthotic bracing. No sternal osteotomy and less extensive resection of costal cartilage were performed.
Takeshi Shono +3 more
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Marfan syndrome associated to pectus carinatum: a case report from cartagena de indias. Colombia
Revista Ciencias Biomédicas, 2011 Marfan syndrome (MFS) is the most common connective tissue inherited disorder,transmitted as an autosomic dominant character. Mutation is located in FBN1 allele,that encodes to Fibrilin-1.
Malambo-García Dacia I +4 more
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Pectus carinatum: When less is more. [PDF]
Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med, 2019 Awareness of pectus carinatum has increased among the medical community over the last several decades, as innovative options for nonsurgical treatments have become more widely known.
Martinez-Ferro M +3 more
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Preventing bar-related complications for chest wall deformities
Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2021 Aim: Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum and Abramson procedure for pectus carinatum are used as minimally invasive methods for surgical treatment of chest wall defomities.
Hüseyin Yıldıran, Güven Sadi Sunam
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ANALYSIS OF STERNAL CURVATURE PATTERNS IN PATIENTS WITH PECTUS AND CONTROL
Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, 2021 Objective: To analyze reformatted sagittal sternal tomography images and classify sternal body curvature types, and compare different types of pectus populations with one another and with normal individuals.
DAVI DE PODESTÁ HAJE +5 more
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Bracing of Pectus Carinatum in Children: Current Practices. [PDF]
Children (Basel)BACKGROUND Although effective, compressive orthotic bracing (COB) in children with pectus carinatum is still not standardized. This study has aimed to analyze current practices amongst members of the Chest Wall International Group (CWIG). METHODS
Omanik P +5 more
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Aortic surgery in a patient with Marfan's syndrome and pectus excavatum (shoemaker's chest) [PDF]
Българска кардиология, 2022 Patients with Marfan syndrome often have severe life-threatening cardiovascular complications, including aortic aneurysmal dilatation or aortic dissection.
I. Todorov
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