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…
CARDIAC SURGERY
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)…
Role of Nurse Practitioners in Chest Wall Clinics as a Model for Care
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Gary W. Raff and Shinjiro Hirose (eds.)Surgery for Chest Wall Deformities10.1007/978-3-319-43926-6_9 9. Role of Nurse Practitioners in Chest Wall Clinics as a Model for Care Mary Zanobini1 , Barbara Goebel1, Amy B. Powne2, Robyn H. Lao2 and…
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…
Congenital and developmental lung malformations
A. Prenatal ultrasound exam of a compressive CPAM of the left lung at 23 WG. The heart is displaced to the right by a macrocystic lesion of 58-mm diameter with…
Surgical aspects of infectious conditions of the lung
Figure 9.1 Time-scale and overlapping of stages of thoracic empyema. [Adapted from Molnar 2007.] In a normal, healthy person, pleural fluid amounts to less than 1 ml. The early simple…
Esophageal perforation
Figure 25.1 Chest x-ray of a man following a spontaneous perforation of the oesophagus. The left hydropneumothorax has been drained. Surgical emphysema is present and a slight pneumomediastinum can be…
Eventration, central bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis and congenital hernia in adults
Figure 22.1 Intra-operative views of a left pleural cavity: the phrenic pedicle passes from the pericardium’s left side to the left hemidiaphragm’s upper part. In case of sudden deceleration, a…
Surgery for pectus and other congenital chest wall disorders
Figure 21.1 Pectus excavatum. The deformity is usually noted soon after birth or in early childhood and often becomes more marked during the period of rapid growth in puberty. It…
