The vacuum treatment for the pectus excavatum thickened subcutaneous fat of the chest wall and is effective in preteenagers

The vacuum treatment for the pectus excavatum thickened subcutaneous fat of the chest wall and is effective in preteenagers

Purpose We report effects of treatment for pectus excavatum (PE) with a Vacuum Bell (VB). Materials and methods Fifteen patients (13 males and 2 females) undergoing VB therapy over 6 years, aged 6–17 years (mean: 11.1 years), were divided into two Groups: Group 1 (G1), preteenagers (

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric surgery international 2020-12, Vol.36 (12), p.1465-1469
Hauptverfasser: Furuta, Shigeyuki, Nagae, Hideki, Ohyama, Kei, Tanaka, Kunihide, Kitagawa, Hiroaki
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Child
Female
Females
Funnel Chest - physiopathology
Funnel Chest - therapy
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Patients
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Retrospective Studies
Subcutaneous Fat - physiopathology
Surgery
Thoracic Wall - physiopathology
Treatment Outcome
Vacuum
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose We report effects of treatment for pectus excavatum (PE) with a Vacuum Bell (VB). Materials and methods Fifteen patients (13 males and 2 females) undergoing VB therapy over 6 years, aged 6–17 years (mean: 11.1 years), were divided into two Groups: Group 1 (G1), preteenagers (
ISSN:0179-0358
1437-9813
DOI:10.1007/s00383-020-04758-1