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European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports, 2019 Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disorder of collagen resulting in a “fragile” skeleton with increased fracture risk and other complications, dependent on the specific variant.
Beth A. Orrick +3 more
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Eyes wide shut - unusual two stage repair of pectus excavatum and annuloaortic ectasia in a 37 year old marfan patient: Case report [PDF]
, 2011 We report about a 37 year old male patient with a pectus excavatum. The patient was in NYHA functional class III. After performed computed tomography the symptoms were thought to be related to the severity of chest deformation.
Grapow Martin TR +11 more
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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 +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 +7 more
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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 +9 more
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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 +1 more
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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 +4 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 +2 more
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