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Mechanical factors play an important role in pectus excavatum with thoracic scoliosis

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2012
Background This study investigated the incidence, imaging characteristics and mechanical factors in scoliotic patients with pectus excavatum. Methods A total of 142 scoliostic patients with pectus excavatum were evaluated prior to operation.
Wang Yuncang, Chen Gang, Xie Liang, Tang Jiming, Ben Xiaosong, Zhang Dongkun, Xiao Pu, Zhou Haiyu, Zhou Zihao, Ye Xiong   +9 more
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De Novo 2.2 Mb 19q13.42–q13.43 Microdeletion Encompassing U2AF2: Support for a Haploinsufficiency Model

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT U2 small nuclear RNA auxiliary factor 2 (U2AF2) is an essential pre‐mRNA splicing factor involved in the early stages of pre‐mRNA splicing. To date, multiple individuals have been reported with predominantly heterozygous missense variants presenting intellectual disability, speech and motor delays, seizures, hypotonia, and thin or hypoplastic ...
Amanda Toledo, Sarah Araji, Weimin Bi, Seema R. Lalani   +3 more
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Standardized Haller and Asymmetry Index Combined for a More Accurate Assessment of Pectus Excavatum.

, 2019
BACKGROUND The measurement of the Haller index (HI) is not standardized, and HI does not consider the asymmetry of pectus excavatum. The aim of this study was to determine the most appropriate level for measuring the HI and to introduce the asymmetry ...
Schmid, Ralph, Haecker, Frank-Martin, Sesia, Sergio Bruno, Schaedelin, Sabine, Magerkurth, Olaf, Heitzelmann, Margarete, Kocher, Gregor   +6 more
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Assessment of Growth in Cardio‐Facio‐Cutaneous Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cardio‐facio‐cutaneous (CFC) syndrome is a rare, multiple congenital anomaly disorder in which individuals commonly experience faltering growth; however, systematic analysis of growth parameters in this disorder has not been performed. We recruited 69 participants with CFC through CFC International and collected data on assessing height ...
Kari Johnston, Sandesh C. S. Nagamani, Bradley S. Miller, Katherine A. Rauen, Richard D. Boyce, Salma Musaad, Pilar L. Magoulas   +6 more
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Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) in adults: is it a proper choice? [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction : The Nuss procedure is suitable for prepubertal and early pubertal patients but can also be used in adult patients. Aim : To determine whether the minimally invasive technique (MIRPE) can also be performed successfully in adults ...
Hasan Volkan Kara, Kamil Kaynak, Osman Yakşi, Cem Sayılgan, Akif Turna, Kara, Hasan Volkan, Ahmet Demirkaya, Alizade, Nurlan, Ersen, Ezel, Kaynak, Kamil, Özkan Demirhan, Demirhan, Ozkan, DEMİRKAYA, Ahmet, Kilic, Burcu, Sayilgan, Cem, Turna, Akif, Ezel Erşen, Burcu Kılıç, Nurlan Alizade, Yaksi, Osman   +19 more
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Cancer Risk in Marfan Syndrome: A Swedish Population‐Based Cohort Study

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
The cancer risk in Marfan syndrome, an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder, largely remains to be explored. In this population‐based matched cohort study of 1544 Swedish patients, the overall cancer risk in adults with Marfan syndrome showed no significant increase, except for the risk of endocrine tumours with a nearly threefold increase ...
Ida Nordgren, Anna Skarin Nordenvall, Alexandra Wachtmeister, Fulya Taylan, Yunxia Lu, Christina Norrby, Anna Lindstrand, Giedre Grigelioniene, Giorgio Tettamanti   +8 more
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Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis in a patient with pectus excavatum: an overlooked association

Asian Journal of Internal Medicine
Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is a rare, progressive interstitial lung disease characterised by prominent upper lobe fibrosis and elastotic changes. Its aetiology remains unclear, with most cases classified as idiopathic.
K. Maduranga, A. P. D. Manodhya, S. Palihawadene, E. Perara   +3 more
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The changes of distance between nipples following correction of women pectus excavatum

Scientific Reports, 2023
The breasts in women pectus excavatum patients frequently appear to be slanting medially along the inclination of the distorted ribs. This study aims to evaluate changes in the distance between the nipples and to find out whether medially slanting ...
Gyeol Yoo, Hui Hyung Jeon, Eun Young Rha, Jun Gul Ko, Sang Oon Baek, Jun Yong Lee, Jin Yong Jeong   +6 more
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Comparison of the Standard vs. Thoracoscopic Extrapleural Modification of the Nuss Procedure—Two Centers’ Experiences

Children, 2022
Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital anterior chest wall deformity, with an incidence of 1:400 to 1:1000. Surgical strategy has evolved with the revolutionary idea of Donald Nuss, who was a pioneer in the operative correction of this deformity ...
Miloš Pajić, Damjan Vidovič, Radoica Jokić, Jelena Antić, Nenad Čubrić, Ivana Fratrić, Svetlana Bukarica, Aleksandar Komarčević, Marina Milenković   +8 more
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Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum in dogs [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Deformities of the anterior thoracic wall are called pectus: pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum. Pectus excavatum is characterised by dorsal deviation of the caudal region of the sternum while pectus carinatum consists of protrusion of the
Néspoli, Pedro Eduardo Brandini, de Almeida, Arleana do Bom Parto Ferreira, Souza, Claudia Luvian, Jaworski, Lorena Tavares de Brito Nery, Baia, Giovanna Oliveira, Prass, Daniela, Sousa, Valéria Régia Franco, Rezende, Bianca Costa   +7 more
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