Chest Wall Tumors
Fig. 8.1 Chest radiograph of large left chest wall tumor found to be poorly differentiated carcinoma with extensive necrosis Computed Tomography (CT) : If contrast is used, CT scan can…
Surgical Anatomy of the Chest Wall
Fig. 1.1 Anterior view of sternum with clavicular and costal cartilage attachments. Surface landmarks denoted (suprasternal notch and sternal angle) During development, the sternum consists of six sternebrae (Fig. 1.2)….
Pectus Excavatum
Fig. 2.1 Chest wall anatomy (Netters) Pathophysiology The etiology of pectus excavatum remains unknown. There is a strong familial tendency with up to 43 % of presenting cases with a…
Magnetic Mini-Mover Procedure for Pectus Excavatum
Fig. 3.1 Axial diagram of magnetic mini-mover procedure (3MP) The internal, implanted magnet (Magnimplant) consists of 1½-in. diameter, 3/16-in. thick neodymium–iron–boron magnet backed by a 1/16-in. ferromagnetic plate (to focus…
Anesthetic Considerations for Chest Wall Surgery
1. Congenital abnormalities (a) Prominent costal cartilage (b) Pectus excavatum (c) Pectus carinatum 2. Infection (a) Bacterial (b) Fungal 3. Autoimmune (a) Chronic recurrent multifactorial osteomyelitis (CRMO) 4. Neoplasms (a)…
Pectus Carinatum
Fig. 4.1 (a) Chondrogladiolar repair ; (b) mixed deformity repair; (c) chondromanubrial repair (From Chondrogladiolar.) [2] Outcomes following the modified Ravitch repair for pectus carinatum are fairly positive with high…
Physiologic Assessment of Lung Growth and Development Throughout Infancy and Childhood
Figure 14-1. Photo of a child having infant lung function testing. The child has been sedated with chloral hydrate and has had a mask with pneumotachograph attached to their face…
Apnea and Control of Breathing
Figure 12-1. Simplified schematic view of the ventral mammalian brain stem. Rhythm generation resides mainly in the pre-Bötzinger (pre-BötC) complex, while pattern formation resides more caudally in the ventral respiratory…
Initiation of Breathing at Birth
Figure 9-1. (A) Changes in FRC of rabbit pups (30 days) treated with either an epithelial sodium channel blocker (amiloride; filled circles) or saline (open circles) and mechanically ventilated from…
Congenital Malformations of the Lung
Figure 6-1. Tracheal agenesis with bronchoesophageal fistula. An infant boy was born at 36 weeks gestation after a pregnancy complicated by idiopathic polyhydramnios, a prenatal evaluation showing normal chromosome karyotype,…
