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... Relation between maximal breathing capac- ity and height in 12 children with pectus excava- turn. For the meaning of the arrow see text[r] ... See full document

... with pectus excavatum displayed excellent exercise cap- ability, the underlying respiratory mechanics were most likely altered in order to compensate for the chest wall ...ventilatory function ... See full document

... of pectus excavatum patients [4,27], we combined the results of these two studies and analyzed them as one ...severe pectus excava- tum, was included in the meta-analysis ...of pulmonary ... See full document

... in pulmonary func- tion data between the two types, only the PEF values showed a significant difference after the Nuss ...of pectus excavatum patients can lessen the movement of the bony thorax and ... See full document

... Abstract: Background: Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common chest wall malformation. The main treatments of PE are the Nuss and Ravitch procedures. Because the pathogenesis of PE remains unclear, an ... See full document

... Acquired thoracic dystrophy is a complication associated with early open repair of pectus excavatum resulting from extensive cartilage resection. The condition can cause serious functional and physiologic ... See full document

... conventional pulmonary function tests and exercise tests as well as ...with pectus excavatum deformity consisted of 23 men and 7 women aged ... See full document

... RESULTS. Preoperative psychosocial functioning was unrelated to objective pectus ex- cavatum severity (computed tomographic index). Patients and their parents reported significant positive postoperative changes. ... See full document

... Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common chest wall deformity with a prevalence of approximately 12 per 10,000 persons ...cardiopulmonary function however controversy persists over the physiological ... See full document

... psychosocial function- ing could be a motivation for referral and higher scores are usually observed in clinical-based samples when compared with population-based ... See full document

... The data from each study was harvested for: study type, number of patients, age, follow-up duration, oper- ation duration, analgesia duration (epidural and intra- venous), blood loss, post-operative length of stay (LOS), ... See full document

... Eight male and two female patients with a median age of 16 years (interquartile range 15 - 17 years) were seen at our Department of Pediatric Surgery for evaluation of their pectus excavatum (PE). Prior to ... See full document

... The limitations of our study include the followings: 1), there was no absolute anatomical reference standard for measuring the cardiac diameter. We determined the upper xiphoid process to be the narrowest AP diameter of ... See full document

... Pectus Excavatum is initially suspected from visual examination of the anterior chest. Auscultation of the chest can reveal displaced heart beat and valve prolapse. There can be a heart murmur occurring ... See full document

... inferior pulmonary vein are ...inferior pulmonary vein angle with the enlarging of pectus ...the pulmonary vein is ...the pulmonary vein rotation was preoperatively ... See full document

... nodular pulmonary NTM infections and a particular body habitus, predominantly in postmenopausal women ...(e.g., pectus excavatum, scoliosis, mitral valve ... See full document

... the pectus excavatum by minimal access semi-permanent insertion of metal bars in order to reduce the deformity and refashion the contour of the growing ... See full document

... the variables in the various groups was first assessed using Bartlett’s test. When the data for the variables showed a nor- mal distribution, they were compared using one-way analysis of variance, followed by multiple ... See full document

... According to Petersen C. [7], variety of open surgery techniques represented the "golden standard" for remodeling the chest wall of patients with pectus excavatum. This situation changed when a ... See full document

... Introduction: Managing postoperative pain in patients undergoing minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair (Nuss procedure) is challenging but essential in facilitating ambulation and minimizing the length ... See full document