Chest wall deformities in pediatric surgery

Chest wall deformities can be divided into 2 main categories, congenital and acquired. Congenital chest wall deformities may present any time between birth and early adolescence. Acquired chest wall deformities typically follow prior chest surgery or a posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia repair (Boc...

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Published inThe Surgical clinics of North America Vol. 92; no. 3; p. 669
Main Authors Obermeyer, Robert J, Goretsky, Michael J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2012
Subjects
Child
Funnel Chest - diagnosis
Funnel Chest - etiology
Funnel Chest - physiopathology
Funnel Chest - surgery
Humans
Orthopedic Procedures
Sternum - abnormalities
Sternum - surgery
Thoracic Surgical Procedures
Thoracic Wall - abnormalities
Thoracic Wall - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Chest wall deformities can be divided into 2 main categories, congenital and acquired. Congenital chest wall deformities may present any time between birth and early adolescence. Acquired chest wall deformities typically follow prior chest surgery or a posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia repair (Bochdalek). The most common chest wall deformities are congenital pectus excavatum (88%) and pectus carinatum (5%). This article addresses the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical evaluation, diagnosis, and management of these deformities.
ISSN:1558-3171
DOI:10.1016/j.suc.2012.03.001