Z-Type Pattern Pectus Excavatum/Carinatum in A Case of Noonan Syndrome

Noonan syndrome is a genetic condition that can present with complex thoracic defects, the management of which often presents a surgical challenge. We present the surgical approach applied to a severe combined excavatum/carinatum deformity that had resulted in a Z-type configuration of the chest in...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 99; no. 5; pp. 1835 - 1837
Main Authors Sacco-Casamassima, Maria Grazia, MD, Goldstein, Seth D., MD, Birdsong, Margaret, CRNP, McIltrot, Kimberly H., DNP, Abdullah, Fizan, MD, PhD, Colombani, Paul M., MD, MBA
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.05.2015
Subjects
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Child
Female
Funnel Chest - etiology
Funnel Chest - surgery
Humans
Noonan Syndrome - complications
Pectus Carinatum - etiology
Pectus Carinatum - surgery
Surgery
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Summary:Noonan syndrome is a genetic condition that can present with complex thoracic defects, the management of which often presents a surgical challenge. We present the surgical approach applied to a severe combined excavatum/carinatum deformity that had resulted in a Z-type configuration of the chest in a 9-year-old girl with Noonan syndrome.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.01.042