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Effects of Pectus Excavatum on the Spine of Pectus Excavatum Patients with Scoliosis [PDF]

Journal of Healthcare Engineering, 2017
Background. There is high risk in the correction surgery of pectus excavatum with scoliosis because of the lack of the correction mechanism of pectus excavatum with scoliosis. This study performed a comprehensive analysis about the impact that pectus excavatum had on scoliosis and elaborated its biomechanical mechanism in pectus excavatum patients with
WeiHong Zhong, JinDuo Ye, JingJing Feng, LiYang Geng, GuangPu Lu, JiFu Liu, ChunQiu Zhang   +6 more
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Pectus excavatum [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports, 2011
In pectus excavatum, a developmental chest-wall deformity that affects approximately one in 400 births, the sternum is depressed inward and the ribs protrude anteriorly. This deformity can compromise pulmonary and/or cardiac function. It can also produce a characteristic radiographic appearance on frontal radiographs, which may be mistaken for right ...
Eisenschenk, Sarah
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Correção simultânea de defeito congênito intracardíaco e pectus excavatum Simultaneous repair of congenital heart defect and pectus excavatum

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2007
Relatamos tratamento simultâneo de pectus excavatum e defeito congênito intracardíaco representado por comunicação interatrial ostium secundum. Paciente do sexo masculino, 8 anos de idade, com diagnóstico clínico e ecocardiográfico de comunicação ...
João Roberto Breda, Ana Silvia Castaldi Ragognetti Breda, Sueli Aparecida Gastaldi, Andréa Cristina Oliveira Freitas, Altair da Silva Costa Júnior, Adilson Casemiro Pires   +5 more
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Experience with video-assisted thoracoscopic placement of pectus excavatum splints in kittens: six cases. [PDF]

J Small Anim Pract
Objectives 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
Jones G, Peng Z, Gasson S, Williams R, Mankin KT, Dickerson V.   +5 more
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New possibilities in Pectus Excavatum [PDF]

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
Pectus Excavatum is one of the most frequent deformations of the chest wall, diagnose and surgical treatment mainly in pediatric patients (1:300 - 1:1000 live births).
Robert Chudzik, Katarzyna Jarosz-Chudzik, Maria Gołębiowska, Beata Gołębiowska, Marcin Kulczyński   +4 more
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Pectus Excavatum–Induced Preload Insufficiency Presenting as Long-Standing Sinus Tachycardia [PDF]

JACC: Case Reports
Background: Severe pectus excavatum is an uncommon cause of hemodynamic compromise in adults and may present with unexplained tachycardia when preload filling is impaired by cardiac compression.
Radwan Alkhatib, MD, Fawzi Zghyer, MD, Taha Hatab, MD, Chadi Tabaja, MD, Faysal Massad, MD, Rochell Issa, MD, Besir Besir, MD, Shada Jadam, MD, Daniel P. Raymond, MD, Khaled M. Ziada, MD   +9 more
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Severe pectus excavatum with tracheal compression presenting with chronic cough

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2018
While pectus excavatum is the most common congenital chest wall deformity in children, indications for surgical repair are still debated among experts.
Britton B. Donato, Maria E. Linnaus, Cristine S. Velazco, Lisa E. McMahon, Richard Towbin, David M. Notrica   +5 more
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Evaluation of thoracic vertebrae rotation in patients with pectus excavatum

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2017
Purpose: The aim of our study was to evaluate thoracic vertebrae rotation in patients with pectus excavatum. Moreover, we wanted to assess the prevalence, the severity and relationship between pectus excavatum and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS ...
Ryszard Tomaszewski, Łukasz Wiktor, Ludwina Machała   +2 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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Pectus excavatum in adults over 40: a retrospective review of surgical experience [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital anterior chest wall deformity, typically corrected during adolescence. However, an increasing number of adult patients seek surgical repair due to persistent symptoms or cosmetic concerns ...
Çağatay Çetinkaya, Nezih Onur Ermerak, Mustafa Yüksel   +2 more
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