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Strategies for cardiopulmonary exercise testing of pectus excavatum patients
Clinics, 2008 The purpose of this paper is to provide strategies for cardiopulmonary exercise testing of pectus excavatum patients. Currently, there are no standardized methods for assessing cardiovascular and pulmonary responses in this population; therefore, making ...
Moh H. Malek, Jared W. Coburn
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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 [PDF]
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 +5 more
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Emergent cardiopulmonary bypass during pectus excavatum repair
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2013 Pectus excavatum is a chest wall deformity that produces significant cardiopulmonary disability and is typically seen in younger patients. Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum or Nuss procedure has become a widely accepted technique for adult ...
Ryan Craner +2 more
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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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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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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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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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