Results 11 to 20 of about 5,789 (174)
Pectus excavatum in adults over 40: a retrospective review of surgical experience [PDF]
Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryBackground Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital anterior chest wall deformity, typically corrected during adolescence. However, an increasing number of adult patients seek surgical repair due to persistent symptoms or cosmetic concerns ...
Çağatay Çetinkaya +2 more
doaj +2 more sources
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 +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022 Primary spontaneous pneumothorax usually occurs in tall and thin young people without an underlying disease or traumatic history. Most patients with pectus excavatum have similar body shapes as patients with pneumothorax.
Hyung Joo Park +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Research progress in the effects of pectus excavatum on cardiac functions
World Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2020 Background Pectus excavatum, the most common chest wall deformity in children, accounts for nearly 90% of congenital malformations of chest wall. Initially, both parents and doctors paid more attention to the influence of this deformity on patient ...
Caixia Liu, Yunhong Wen
doaj +1 more source
BMC Surgery, 2022 Background Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital chest wall defect. Thoracolumbar spinal stenosis and kyphoscoliosis was seen in patients with pectus excavatum. It can be caused by ossification of the ligamentum flavum, which is rare in patients
Sheng Zhao +3 more
doaj +1 more source
European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports, 2019 Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disorder of collagen resulting in a “fragile” skeleton with increased fracture risk and other complications, dependent on the specific variant.
Beth A. Orrick +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Minimally invasive repair of the severe pectus excavatum in an infant
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2019 Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital chest wall abnormality. Nuss et al., in 1998 described minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum and this procedure is now the procedure of choice in many institutions for the surgical repair of pectus ...
Muharrem Özkaya, Mehmet Bilgin
doaj +1 more source
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2007 Relatamos tratamento simultâneo de pectus excavatum e defeito congênito intracardíaco representado por comunicação interatrial ostium secundum. Paciente do sexo masculino, 8 anos de idade, com diagnóstico clínico e ecocardiográfico de comunicação ...
João Roberto Breda +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Malignant pectus excavatum [PDF]
Heart, 2006 A 7-year-old girl with anterior Raphe syndrome was seen for recurrent syncope (six episodes over six months). She had undergone sternal repair of a midline defect at 3 years of age. The majority of episodes occurred in the morning and were usually associated with showering. Of concern was that an …
D S, Crossland, A W, Auldist, A M, Davis
openaire +2 more sources
Effects of Pectus Excavatum on the Spine of Pectus Excavatum Patients with Scoliosis [PDF]
Journal of Healthcare Engineering, 2017 Background. There is high risk in the correction surgery of pectus excavatum with scoliosis because of the lack of the correction mechanism of pectus excavatum with scoliosis. This study performed a comprehensive analysis about the impact that pectus excavatum had on scoliosis and elaborated its biomechanical mechanism in pectus excavatum patients with
WeiHong Zhong +6 more
openaire +2 more sources