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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
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Background and Objective A wide variety of congenital chest wall deformities that manifest in infants, children and adolescents exists, among which are pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum.
Nicky Janssen +7 more
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Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum in children: insights from a large cohort at a single institution. [PDF]
Park HJ, Rim G, Yoon SK.
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Intercostal nerve cryoablation therapy for the repair of pectus excavatum: a systematic review
Introduction The minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (PE) is a painful procedure that can result in long-term hospitalization and opioid use. To mitigate the length of stay and opioid consumption, many different analgesia strategies have been ...
M. Scarci +3 more
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Background Despite advancements in minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE), Nuss procedure, postoperative pain control remains challenging.
Sophia Akinboro +13 more
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Pectus excavatum (Pex) is one of the most common congenital deformities of the chest wall, with pectus constituting 90% of all chest wall deformities and excavatum being reported in almost 1:400 to 1:1,000 live births with predominant occurrence in males
Mohamed R. Aly +3 more
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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
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Cardiac anomalies in pediatric patients with pectus excavatum
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Pectus excavatum is the most prevalently encountered deformity of the thoracic wall. It can be accompanied by congenital anomalies.
Ahmet Acıpayam +2 more
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Children with pectus excavatum are treated with surgical repair in a procedure known as minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE). MIRPE causes considerable postoperative pain, resulting in the administration of a substantial dose of opioids.
Jungmin Koo +7 more
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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
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