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A retrospective study on the impact of bar flipping on the recurrence of pectus excavatum after the Nuss procedure

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021
Background The Nuss procedure is widely used to correct pectus excavatum. Bar displacement is a common complication associated with this procedure. How the flipping of the bar affects pectus excavatum recurrence has not been reported.
Yuehong Fan, Ponomar'ov Lo, Y. Hsu, I. Tzeng, Bo-Chun Wei, Yeung-Leung Cheng   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Marfan Syndrome Associated With Intellectual Disability and Behavioral Anomalies: Further Evidence for the Effect of Compound Heterozygous Variants in FBN1 on Phenotypic Severity

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a rare connective tissue disorder characterized by involvement of the cardiovascular, ocular, and musculoskeletal systems. Pathogenic variants in FBN1 cause most of the MFS cases; however, intellectual disability (ID) is rarely observed. A non‐consanguineous Pakistani family with four affected individuals was recruited.
Azmatullah Khan, Naseebullah Kakar, Ainullah Kakar, Malte Spielmann, Sajid Malik   +4 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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Prevalência de pectus carinatum e pectus excavatum em escolares de Manaus Prevalence of pectus carinatum and pectus excavatum in students in the city of Manaus, Brazil

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2009
OBJETIVO: Determinar a prevalência das deformidades congênitas da parede torácica anterior em escolares de 11 a 14 anos. MÉTODOS: Participaram do estudo escolares da rede estadual de ensino da cidade de Manaus (AM).
Fernando Luiz Westphal, Luiz Carlos de Lima, José Corrêia Lima Neto, Altair Rodrigues Chaves, Vítor Lazarini dos Santos Júnior, Brena Luize Cunha Ferreira   +5 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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Expanding the Genotype–Phenotype Correlation of Marden–Walker Syndrome due to PIEZO2 Gene Variants: A Case Report From Brazil

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Marden–Walker syndrome (MWS; OMIM 248700) is an extremely rare congenital disorder characterized by multiple joint contractures, craniofacial dysmorphism, neurological abnormalities, and multisystem involvement. Although historically diagnosed on clinical grounds, only a few cases have been molecularly confirmed.
Guilherme Sotto Battiston, Carolina de Souza Araujo, Fernanda Araujo Romera, André Luis Ferreira, Érica Trovisco Martins, Carolina Galhós de Aguiar, José Eduardo Mourão Santos, Rodrigo Ragazzini, Daniela Testoni Costa‐Nobre, Ana Claudia Yoshikumi Prestes, Allan Chiaratti de Oliveira, Eduardo Perrone, Débora Gusmão Melo, Anne Caroline Barbosa Teixeira, Antonio Victor Campos Coelho, Caio Robledo D’Angioli Costa Quaio, Carolina Araujo Moreno, Eduardo Perrone, Jose Bandeira do Nascimento Junior, Jessica Grasiela Araujo Espolaor, Joana Rosa Marques Prota, Joao Bosco de Oliveira Filho, Jose Ricardo Magliocco Ceroni, Kelin Chen, Letícia Torres Ferreira, Lucas Santos de Santana, Luciana Souto Mofatto, Luiza do Amaral Virmond, Marina de Franca Basto Silva, Michele Patricia Migliavacca, Renata Moldenhauer Minillo, Renata Yoshiko Yamada, Roberta Sitnik, Tatiana Ferreira de Almeida, Thiago Yoshinaga Tonholo Silva, Vivian Pedigone Cintra   +35 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improvement of cardiopulmonary function after minimally invasive surgical repair of pectus excavatum (Nuss procedure) in children

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2019
Background: Severe pectus excavatum in children may result in cardiorespiratory functional impairment; therefore, we evaluated cardiopulmonary response to exercise before and after the Nuss procedure.
Bibhuti B Das, Michael R Recto, Thomas Yeh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surgical versus Vacuum Bell Therapy for the Correction of Pectus Excavatum: A Comparison of 1-Year Treatment Outcomes

Journal of chest surgery, 2021
Background The purpose of this study was to compare 1-year clinical outcomes between patients who underwent a Nuss operation or vacuum bell therapy and to present vacuum bell therapy as a possible alternative treatment modality for patients who prefer ...
Younggi Jung, E. Yi, Kwanghyoung Lee, J. Chung, S. Cho, Sungho Lee   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Optimizing the integration of modern systemic therapies and advanced radiotherapy techniques in breast cancer management: An expert opinion from the Institut Curie Breast Radiotherapy Group

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract The integration of modern systemic therapies with radiotherapy (RT) represents a promising strategy in breast cancer management, enhancing both locoregional control and systemic disease outcomes. This expert consensus from the Institut Curie Breast Radiotherapy Group focuses exclusively on modern systemic agents, synthesizing current evidence ...
Cezara Cheptea, Pierre Loap, Sofiane Allali, Alain Fourquet, Kim Cao, Youlia Kirova   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of pectus excavatum [PDF]

Digital Diagnostics
BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance imaging is more often used to confirm the presence of pectus excavatum and assess compression changes in the heart at this level.
Gulishe S. Muzafarova, Marina V. Vishnyakova, Alexander S. Abramenko, Vladimir A. Kuzmichev, Vladimir V. Gatsutsyn   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source