Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital thoracic malformation. Different surgical techniques have been described , but due to the absence of functional repercussions of the pectus excavatum, the surgical option of choice at present is correction by placing a...
It is recommended that they assess the degree of pectus in hospital centers with experience in this type of pathology and knowledgeable about the different surgical techniques in order to solve each case adapted to each patient. Also, it is very important to know the...
Pectus excavatum is a congenital deformity of the chest wall that consists of a sinking of the sternum and ribs. In severe cases it can cause chest pain, a feeling of shortness of breath with exercise, increased heart rate or arrhythmias. Surgical treatment is...
Pectus Excavatum is very frequent, between 1-2% of the population, with greater or lesser deformity. It almost never produces functional alterations, and when it does, correction of the thoracic cage is indicated . In these cases different surgical techniques are...
Pectus Excavatum and other deformities of the chest wall generally occur from birth and tend to worsen with age, causing an aesthetic problem and, on rare occasions, organic functional problems. Various reconstructive techniques have been developed, from resection...
“El Pectus Excavatum es la más frecuente de las malformaciones congénitas de la pared torácica. Pese a que es muy raro que origine problemas funcionales cardiorrespiratorios importantes, sí que es cierto que la alteración estética ocasiona con mucha frecuencia...
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