An Evidence-Based Approach to Management of Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum

ABSTRACTPectus excavatum (PE) and pectus carinatum (PC) are the most common congenital chest wall anomalies. Current research suggests that PE and PC may result from overgrowth of the sternocostal cartilages. This can produce a deformation that displaces the sternum inward as in PE or outward as in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of plastic surgery 2019-03, Vol.82 (3), p.352-358
Hauptverfasser:	Buziashvili, David, Gopman, Jared M, Weissler, Hope, Bodenstein, Lawrence, Kaufman, Andrew J, Taub, Peter J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Evidence-Based Medicine Female Follow-Up Studies Funnel Chest - diagnostic imaging Funnel Chest - surgery Humans Male Pectus Carinatum - diagnostic imaging Pectus Carinatum - surgery Quality of Life Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Sternum - abnormalities Sternum - surgery Thoracic Wall - abnormalities Thoracic Wall - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Treatment Outcome
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