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Pectus updates and special considerations in Marfan syndrome. [PDF]
, 2018 Congenital chest wall or pectus deformities including pectus excavatum (funnel chest) and pectus carinatum (pigeon chest) affect a significant proportion of the general population and up to 70% of patients with Marfan syndrome.
Child, A, Fraser, S, Hunt, I
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Seven months. the perfect time to complete the pectus excavatum correction [PDF]
, 2015 The Ravitch procedure consists of chondrectomy of deformed cartilages, sternal wedge osteotomies and retrosternal placement of a small metallic ...
Andreetti, Claudio +3 more
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Radiology Case Reports, 2011 In pectus excavatum, a developmental chest-wall deformity that affects approximately one in 400 births, the sternum is depressed inward and the ribs protrude anteriorly. This deformity can compromise pulmonary and/or cardiac function. It can also produce a characteristic radiographic appearance on frontal radiographs, which may be mistaken for right ...
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Virtual simulation of the postsurgical cosmetic outcome in patients with pectus excavatum [PDF]
, 2011 Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital deformity of the anterior chest wall, in which several ribs and the sternum grow abnormally. Nowadays, the surgical correction is carried out in children and adults through Nuss technic.
Fonseca, Jaime C. +6 more
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Tratamento da ptose mamária bilateral e do pectus excavatum através da mesma incisão no mesmo tempo cirúrgico [PDF]
, 2012 CONTEXT: Congenital deformities of the anterior thoracic wall are characterized by unusual development of the costal cartilages. All these medical conditions are frequently associated with a variety of breast deformities. Several surgical techniques have
Fagundes, Djalma José +3 more
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The search for stability: bar displacement in three series of pectus excavatum patients treated with the Nuss technique [PDF]
, 2011 OBJECTIVES: To compare bar displacement and complication rates in three retrospective series of patients operated on by the same surgical team. METHOD: A retrospective medical chart analysis of the three patient series was performed. In the first series,
TEDDE, Miguel Lia +4 more
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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2021 Osteogenesis imperfecta is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in genes affecting type I collagen that is mostly found in bone, skin and tendons. In addition to bone fragility and increased risk of fractures, patients with osteogenesis imperfecta can ...
Nelimar Cruz Centeno +1 more
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Surgery of chest wall deformities [PDF]
, 1997 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the medium-term results of 77 surgical corrections in patients with chest wall deformities, 53 (68.8%) with pectus excavatum and 24 with pectus carinatum, operated upon from 1985 to 1994.
Antunes, MJ +3 more
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Evaluation of thoracic vertebrae rotation in patients with pectus excavatum
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2017 Purpose: The aim of our study was to evaluate thoracic vertebrae rotation in patients with pectus excavatum. Moreover, we wanted to assess the prevalence, the severity and relationship between pectus excavatum and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS ...
Ryszard Tomaszewski +2 more
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022 Hemodynamics may deteriorate during the perioperative period when performing posterior spinal fusion in patients with pectus excavatum and scoliosis.
Ryota Adachi +9 more
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