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Vacuum bell therapy for pectus excavatum: a retrospective study

BMC Pediatrics
Background Pectus excavatum, the most common chest wall deformity, is frequently treated with Nuss procedure. Here we will describe non-invasive procedure and analyze the variables associated vacuum bell therapy for patients with pectus excavatum ...
Weixuan Lei, Mengqi Shao, Yan Hu, Jieming Cao, Wei Han, Ruoyao Wang, Quanming Fei, Jian Zou, Junqi Yi, Zheyu Cheng, Wenliang Liu   +10 more
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Two Types of Management for the Noninvasive Treatment of Pectus Excavatum in Neonatal Puppies—Case Reports

Animals, 2023
Pectus excavatum is a deformity of the thorax characterized by ventrodorsal narrowing of the sternum bone and costal cartilages, which can lead to compression and cardiopulmonary alterations in dogs, presenting a high prevalence in brachycephalic breeds.
Keylla Helena Nobre Pacífico Pereira, Kárita da Mata Fuchs, Lara Ataídes Arantes Terçariol, Renata Cesar Silva, Gabriel de Azevedo Camargo, Júlia Cosenza Mendonça, Netelin Tainara Paulino, Marcelo Alejandro Zone, Eunice Oba, Maria Lucia Gomes Lourenço   +9 more
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Surgical treatment of pectus excavatum after cardiac surgery: Wung procedure + Wang procedure + Wenlin procedure [PDF]

International Journal of Surgery Science, 2022
We performed surgery on a patient with pectus excavatum after cardiac surgery recently. The patient was a 11-year-old boy. At the age of 3, he underwent surgery for congenital heart disease. The median sternotomy was employed.
Wenlin Wang, Weiguang Long, Yang Liu, Bin Cai, Juan Luo   +4 more
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Concomitant Kommerell diverticulectomy, carotid-subclavian bypass, and modified ravitch pectus excavatum repair via sternotomy [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Congenital heart disease may present with pectus excavatum. Concomitant and staged repair are described, but the optimal approach is controversial.
Carlo R Bartoli, Shiv Patel, Victor Mallory, Deborah Miller   +3 more
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Modified Nuss procedure in patients with recurrent pectus excavatum following the Ravitch procedure with a retained strut: report of two cases [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background Pectus excavatum is a prevalent congenital chest wall deformity that is often treated using surgical methods such as the Ravitch or Nuss procedures. Although both techniques are effective, recurrence is possible.
Yu-Hsu Liu, Nay Htut, Chan-Yang Hsu, Yeung-Leung Cheng   +3 more
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Simultaneous repair of pectus excavatum with congenital heart surgery for a 72-year-old patient: Case report [PDF]

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Over the last decade, pectus excavatum deformities have been advocated for correction in cardiac surgery procedures due to their effectiveness and reliability. However, it is uncertain for adult congenital cardiac disease.
Naruhito Watanabe, Ashley Hapak, Teimour Nasirov   +2 more
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Pectus excavatum

, 2017
Pir Abdul Ahad Qureshi
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Pectus Excavatum Repair During Lung Transplantation in a 5-Year-Old: A Case Report. [PDF]

Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
Schwab ME, Martin E, Si X, Chao SD.
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The management of pectus excavatum in pediatric patients: a narrative review

Translational Pediatrics, 2023
Background and Objective Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital chest wall anomaly, the hallmark of which is the caved-in appearance of the anterior chest.
P. Scalise, Farokh R. Demehri
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Simultaneous pectus excavatum repair using sternal plate in a patient undergoing the Bentall procedure

Heart Vessels and Transplantation, 2023
Objective: Pectus excavatum is a deformity that occurs at the lower part of the sternum of the thorax, including the xiphoid process. Deformity generally causes cosmetic and psychosocial problems.
Mehmet Tugrul Goncu, Arda Aybars Pala, Sadik Ahmet Sunbul, Mesut Engin, Ahmet Burak Tatli, Ibrahim Burak Seker   +5 more
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