Aug. 18, 2004 -- A modified Ravitch repair with minimal cartilage resection is effective for all variations of pectus excavatum (PE) in patients of all ages, resulting in a stable postoperative chest ...

When Brock Jones took his shirt off at a pool party with some friends last summer, he didn't think twice about his sunken chest cavity—until a friend pointed it out. "Why is there a big hole in your ...

为解决先天性心脏病与漏斗胸（pectus excavatum）同期或分期修复的争议问题，研究人员开展了对 1 例 17 岁合并多种心血管畸形及漏斗胸患者同期手术的研究。结果显示同期手术安全有效，这为该类疾病的手术治疗提供了新的思路和参考。 在医学领域，先天性心脏 ...

Pectus excavatum (PE) is relatively common and accounts for approximately 90% of congenital chest wall deformities. Despite known underlying problems associated with PE, however, including dyspnea, ...

Up to 4% of all infants are born with a structural or genetic difference — often called a congenital abnormality — that can alter how the body looks or functions. Pectus excavatum is the most common ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a retrospective review, researchers determined that cosmetic breast surgery can be performed concurrently ...

The Nuss procedure is suitable for prepubertal and early pubertal patients but can also be used in adult patients. To determine whether the minimally invasive technique (MIRPE) can also be performed ...

Pectus excavatum is amenable to corrective surgical procedures, with a positive response to surgery seen in over 90% of cases. Surgery is best performed prior to adolescence as the chest wall is still ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of placement of pectus bar for pectus excavatum (also known as MIRPE [minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum] or the Nuss procedure) is adequate to ...

Pectus excavatum is an abnormality of the chest in which the breastbone sinks inward (sometimes called funnel chest). Problems associated with pectus excavatum are mainly cosmetic, although the ...