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Vacuum bell therapy for pectus excavatum: a retrospective study
BMC PediatricsBackground 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 +10 more
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Experience with video-assisted thoracoscopic placement of pectus excavatum splints in kittens: six cases. [PDF]
J Small Anim PractObjectives This case series aims to describe the use of video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery for the treatment of pectus excavatum. Materials and Methods Six male, intact kittens, with a median age of 3.3 months (range, 2.5 to 4 months) and median weight of 1.75 kg (range, 0.44 to 2 kg), were presented to one of two referral institutions for evaluation
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Pectus excavatum in a Shih Tzu puppy [PDF]
, 2009 Pectus excavatum is a rare congenital malformation which occurs in humans and many domestic animal species. This case report documents an atypical presentation of pectus excavatum in a dog in which right ventricular outflow obstruction was present ...
Gifford, Angela
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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
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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
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Pectus excavatum in motion: dynamic evaluation using real-time MRI. [PDF]
, 2022 OBJECTIVES The breathing phase for the determination of thoracic indices in patients with pectus excavatum is not standardized. The aim of this study was to identify the best period for reliable assessments of morphologic indices by dynamic ...
Sesia, Sergio Bruno +19 more
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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
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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
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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
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Eyes wide shut - unusual two stage repair of pectus excavatum and annuloaortic ectasia in a 37 year old marfan patient: Case report [PDF]
, 2011 We report about a 37 year old male patient with a pectus excavatum. The patient was in NYHA functional class III. After performed computed tomography the symptoms were thought to be related to the severity of chest deformation.
Grapow Martin TR +11 more
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