Acquired Chest Wall Deformities and Corrections
Fig. 14.1 Chest radiograph showing a large pleural-based mass in the left hemithorax (arrows), with underlying rib destruction and a pleural effusion (From Lim et al. [9] This is an…
Role of Plastic Surgery in Chest Wall Corrections
Fig. 16.1 Harvested fat is separated by standard techniques before transfer Fig. 16.2 Mild pectus excavatum in a female patient pre-operatively (a, b), and following fat grafting (c, d) Fig….
Pectus Carinatum
Figs. 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 Inferior PC or chondrogladiolar (chicken breast or pigeon breast): It is the most frequent type and characterize by a prominent sternum mainly in its mid…
Developmental and Epidemiology
Fig. 2.1 Embryologic and postnatal development of the human sternum [2] The caudal extension of the sternal bars forms the xiphoid process. The segmentation of the mesosternum into the sternal…
Cardiopulmonary Function in Relation to Pectus Excavatum
Fig. 12.1 Maximum cardiac index (With permission from Maagaard et al. [12]) The maximum heart rate reached during the exercise tests did not differ between the two groups during the…
Pain Management in the Surgical Correction of Chest Wall Deformities
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Shyam Kolvekar and Hans Pilegaard (eds.)Chest Wall Deformities and Corrective Procedures10.1007/978-3-319-23968-2_11 11. Pain Management in the Surgical Correction of Chest Wall Deformities Elizabeth M. C. Ashley1 (1) Department of Anesthesia and Cardiothoracic Intensive…
Minimal Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Shyam Kolvekar and Hans Pilegaard (eds.)Chest Wall Deformities and Corrective Procedures10.1007/978-3-319-23968-2_9 9. Minimal Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum Hans K. Pilegaard1 (1) Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Department of Clinical Medicine,…
