BACKGROUND: Since the first description of the Nuss repair for pectus excavatum, many
technical variations have been described. Over the past 10 years, we have used a …

The currently applied techniques recommended for the repair of pectus excavatum
anomalies are discussed, set against a historical review of early clinical studies and surgical …

This compares outcome measures of current pectus excavatum (PEx) treatments, namely
the Nuss and Ravitch procedures, in pediatric and adult patients. Original investigations that …

Abstract From 1949 to 1977, 254 children underwent surgical reconstruction of pectus
excavatum by means of a variety of operations at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. From 1970 to …

Background Despite numerous published reports, there is no consensus in the literature as
to whether the surgical repair of the pectus excavatum improves cardiovascular function. As …

Historically, pectus excavatum (PE) was reported to be congenital, but in our experience
only 22% are noticed in the first decade of life. Thus far, genetic studies support an …

Aim We aimed to determine the effects of minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum on
pulmonary function and quality of life. Methods Minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair …

One of the more common chest wall anomalies seen in children is pectus excavatum.
Although some studies suggest a physiologic impact of this anomaly on cardiac function …

In 35 patients with pectus excavatum (aged 17.9±5.6 years) pulmonary function and
maximal exercise test results were compared before and at 1 year after operation. The lower …

BACKGROUND: During exercise cardiac function is often limited in patients with pectus
excavatum. Therefore, we hypothesized that cardiopulmonary exercise function would …