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The Association of a Single Nucleotide Variant in COL5A1 to Early Onset Keratoconus and Pectus Excavatum—Convergence of Extracellular Matrix Pathologies

Medicina
Keratoconus is a bilateral ocular condition characterized by irregularities and the thinning of the cornea. Decreased central corneal thickness is a hallmark of the condition, and numerous genes have played a role in altering corneal thickness and the ...
Griffin Bryant, Peyton Moore, Mohanakrishnan Sathyamoorthy   +2 more
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Prevalence of comorbidities in a surgical pectus excavatum population

Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2021
Background Pectus excavatum is the most common chest wall deformity and is associated to various connective tissue, cardiopulmonary, and skeletal abnormalities.
A. Media, T. Christensen, N. Katballe, H. Pilegaard, F. D. de Paoli   +4 more
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A new methodology for assessment of pectus excavatum correction after bar removal in Nuss procedure: preliminary study [PDF]

, 2017
Purpose: The objective is to present a new methodology to assess quantitatively the impact of bar removal on the anterior chest wall, among patients with pectus excavatum who have undergone the Nuss procedure, and present a preliminary study using this ...
Correia-Pinto, Jorge, Direito-Santos, Bruno, Fonseca, Jaime C., Fonseca, João Luís Gomes, Henriques-Coelho, Tiago, Pinho, António C.M., Vilaça, João Luis Araújo Martins   +6 more
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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with pectus excavatum compared with normal controls

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 2010
Purpose To assess cardiothoracic structure and function in patients with pectus excavatum compared with control subjects using cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR).
Abrazado Marlon, Krishnam Mayil, Moghadam Abbas, Fenchel Michael, Finn J Paul, Saleh Roya S, Ton Anthony, Habibi Reza, Fonkalsrud Eric W, Cooper Christopher B   +9 more
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Advancements in preoperative imaging of pectus excavatum: a comprehensive review

Journal of Thoracic Disease
Pectus excavatum, the most common pectus deformity, varies in severity and has been associated with cardiopulmonary impairment and psychological distress. Since its initial documentation, a multitude of imaging techniques for preoperative evaluation (i.e.
N. Coorens, Nicky Janssen, J. H. Daemen, A. Franssen, K. W. Hulsewé, Y. Vissers, E. D. de Loos   +6 more
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Adult pectus excavatum repair: national outcomes of the Nuss and Ravitch procedures

Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2021
Background National data is limited on pectus excavatum, the most common chest wall deformity which is often repaired using the Ravitch and Nuss procedures.
Joseph G. Brungardt, Patrick Chizek, K. Schropp   +2 more
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Chitayat syndrome: hyperphalangism, characteristic facies, hallux valgus and bronchomalacia results from a recurrent c.266A>G p.(Tyr89Cys) variant in the ERF gene. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: In 1993, Chitayat et al., reported a newborn with hyperphalangism, facial anomalies, and bronchomalacia. We identified three additional families with similar findings.
Balasubramanian, M., Bejerano, G., Bernstein, J.A., Bowen, J., Calhoun, A.R., Chitayat, D., DDD Study, Guturu, H., Johnson, D.S., Lester, T., Levesque, S., Lord, H., Sillon, G., Sureka, D.L., Thuriot, F., Viskochil, D.H., Wenger, A.M.   +16 more
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Deep venous thrombosis and abortion: an unusual clinical manifestation of severe form of pectus excavatum [PDF]

, 2021
Pectus excavatum is a chest wall malformation with a strong psychological and aesthetic impact. Rarely, pectus excavatum patients can show respiratory or cardiac symptoms occurring mainly during physical exertion.
Amore D., Anile M., Bassi M., Bianco M., Cagnetti S., D'Agostino F. G., Mantovani S., Mottola E., Vannucci J., Venuta F.   +9 more
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Pectus Excavatum / Pectus Carinatum: tratamento cirúrgico

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
OBJETIVO: Apresentar os resultados obtidos com técnica única para tratamento do Pectus Excavatum e Pectus Carinatum. MÉTODO: De 1976 a 2000 foram operados, 183 portadores de Deformidades da Parede Torácica Anterior sendo 98 Pectus Carinatum (70 P ...
Marlos de Souza Coelho, Wilson de Souza Stori Júnior, Lauro Del Valle Pizarro, Sérgio Augusto Zanin, José Lino Gonçalves, Nelson Bergonse Neto   +5 more
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Spinal posture, mobility, and position sense in adolescents with chest wall deformities: a comparison of pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum and healthy peers

Pediatric surgery international (Print)
The study aimed to compare spinal posture, mobility, and position sense in adolescents with pectus excavatum (PE), pectus carinatum (PC), and healthy control (HC). 22 with PE, 22 with PC, and 21 HC were included in the study. The spinal posture (thoracic
O. Mete, Hakan Işık, Cansu Şahbaz Pirinççi, Mustafa Ertuğrul Yaşa, Ersin Sapmaz   +4 more
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