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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
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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
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Standardized Haller and Asymmetry Index Combined for a More Accurate Assessment of Pectus Excavatum. [PDF]

, 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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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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Exercise impairment in patients with pectus excavatum? A scoping review of evidence and role of arterial content change during effort. [PDF]

Physiol Rep
Abstract This scoping review describes cardiopulmonary fitness in non‐operated patients with pectus excavatum and maps the reporting of hemoglobin and arterial oxygen content during exercise. Four databases (PubMed, ScienceDirect, CINAHL, and SPORTDiscus) were searched from inception to February 15th, 2025.
Lokietek M, Lecoq S, Filaire L, Noury-Desvaux B, Houle M, Abraham P.   +5 more
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Hemodynamic deterioration due to increased anterior and posterior cardiac compression during posterior spinal fusion for scoliosis with pectus excavatum

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, Tasuku Nishihara, Tadao Morino, Keisuke Sekiya, Sakiko Kitamura, Amane Konishi, Yasushi Takasaki, Hiromasa Miura, Naoki Abe, Toshihiro Yorozuya   +9 more
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Pectus excavatum in osteogenesis imperfecta type I treated with Nuss procedure after pamidronate therapy

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, Victor N. Ortiz Justiniano   +1 more
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Crane-powered pectus excavatum repair: the NeoPectus surgery

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
IntroductionThe conventional technique for pectus excavatum repair was pushing up the depressed chest wall by turning over the convexity of the bent pectus bar.
Hyung Joo Park, Gongmin Rim, Seung Keun Yoon   +2 more
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Prevalence of pectus excavatum (PE), pectus carinatum (PC), tracheal hypoplasia, thoracic spine deformities and lateral heart displacement in thoracic radiographs of screw-tailed brachycephalic dogs.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Pectus excavatum, thoracic spine deformities, tracheal hypoplasia and lateral heart displacement are frequently described in brachycephalic dog breeds. Pectus carinatum is described sporadically, although the authors' observations demonstrate that it may
Renata Komsta, Zbigniew Osiński, Piotr Dębiak, Piotr Twardowski, Barbara Lisiak   +4 more
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Técnica mínimamente invasiva para corrección de pectus carinatum y excavatum. Hospital infantil universitario de San José

Repertorio de Medicina y Cirugía, 2013
Introducción: las deformidades congénitas más frecuentes de la pared torácica son pectus excavatum (TI), pectus carinatum (TQ) y esternón hendido, cuyo tratamiento es quirúrgico.
Patricia Ocampo, John Flechas Parra
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