Congenital pectus excavatum

Known as: disorders excavatum pectus, Excavatum, Pectus, Chest, Funnel 
A developmental anomaly in which the lower sternum is posteriorly dislocated and concavely deformed, resulting in a funnel-shaped thorax.
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2009
Review
2009
Anatomical, histologic, and genetic characteristics of congenital chest wall deformities.
There is a large and diverse group of congenital abnormalities of the thorax that manifest as deformities and/or defects of the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Three new datasets supporting use of the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS-11) for children’s self-reports of pain intensity
Despite wide usage of the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for self-report of pain intensity in clinical practice with children and… (More)
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Review
2008
Review
2008
Minimally invasive surgical repair of pectus excavatum.
The minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum has become widely accepted. The number of patients presenting for repair has… (More)
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Current Management of Pectus Excavatum
Abstract Pectus excavatum (PE) is one of the most common anomalies of childhood. It occurs in approximately 1 in every 400 births… (More)
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2003
2003
Ventilatory and cardiovascular responses to exercise in patients with pectus excavatum.
PURPOSE Uncertainty exists as to whether pectus excavatum causes true physiologic impairments to exercise performance as opposed… (More)
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2002
2002
Comparison of minimally invasive and modified Ravitch pectus excavatum repair.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) has gained wide acceptance during the last 4 years. This… (More)
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2001
Highly Cited
2001
Pectus excavatum repair: experience with standard and minimal invasive techniques.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE The Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive pectus repair that helps avoid cartilage resection and osteotomy… (More)
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1988
1988
Surgical repair of pectus excavatum.
From 1958 to March 1987 we corrected 704 patients with pectus excavatum. The condition occurred more frequently in boys (544… (More)
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1987
Highly Cited
1987
Use of CT scans in selection of patients for pectus excavatum surgery: a preliminary report.
A pectus index can be derived from dividing the transverse diameter of the chest by the anterior-posterior diameter on a simple… (More)
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1969
Highly Cited
1969
Vascular pathology of homocysteinemia: implications for the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis.
NDiviDuAI with homocystinuria 12 have been found to lack normal activity of the enzyme cystathionine synthetase.3 In many of the… (More)
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