Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 201-208, August 2008

Pectus deformities: A review of open surgery in the modern era

  • Steven R. Lopushinsky, MD, MSc
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  • Annie H. Fecteau, MD, MSc

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Annie H. Fecteau, MD, MSc, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8.

Division of General Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Pectus deformities represent a spectrum of relatively common congenital chest malformations. The adoption of less invasive techniques has renewed interest in surgical repair by both patients and clinicians. The aim of this review is to identify current management, outcomes, and controversy in the treatment of pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum.

Keywords: Funnel chest, Infant, Child, Adolescent, Treatment outcome, Surgical

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PII: S1055-8586(08)00019-X

doi:10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2008.03.009

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 201-208, August 2008

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