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Inserra A, Zarfati A, Pardi V, Bertocchini A, Accinni A, Aloi IP, Martucci C, Frediani S. Case report: A simple and reliable approach for progressive internal distraction of the sternum for Jeune syndrome (asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy): preliminary experience and literature review of surgical techniques. Front Pediatr 2023; 11:1253383. [PMID: 37822322 PMCID: PMC10562558 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1253383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Background Described for the first time in 1954, Jeune syndrome (JS), often called asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy, is a congenital musculoskeletal disease characterized by short ribs, a narrow thorax, and small limbs. In this study, we analyzed and presented our preliminary experience with a device for progressive internal distraction of the sternum (PIDS) in patients with symptomatic JS. In addition, we reviewed the contemporary English literature on existing surgical techniques for treating children with congenital JS. Material and methods A retrospective analysis of pediatric patients (<18 years old) treated for symptomatic JS at our tertiary center between 2017 and 2023 was performed. Results We presented two patients with JS who underwent surgery using an internal sternal distractor, a Zurich II Micro Zurich Modular Distractor, placed at the corpus of the sternum among the divided halves. Conclusions We obtained promising results regarding the safety and effectiveness of this less-invasive device for PIDS in patients with symptomatic JS. Further studies on long-term outcomes are needed to validate these findings.
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- Alessandro Inserra
- General and Thoracic Pediatric Surgery Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- University of “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- General and Thoracic Pediatric Surgery Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- University of “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- General and Thoracic Pediatric Surgery Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- General and Thoracic Pediatric Surgery Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- General and Thoracic Pediatric Surgery Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- General and Thoracic Pediatric Surgery Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- General and Thoracic Pediatric Surgery Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- General and Thoracic Pediatric Surgery Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Wang W, Long W, Liu Y, Cai B, Luo J. Surgical treatment of an overgrown asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy patient. J Surg Case Rep 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjac530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy may affect the development of multiple organs of the body, so these kinds of patients are usually short and thin. We met a 16-year-old female patient whose development exceeded the normal level. Although she was only 16 years old, her height was 167 cm and her weight was 71 Kg. Such development is extremely rare for this kind of patient, and there is no similar report in the previous literature. Comparatively, her thorax was narrow and small, and the ratio of thorax to trunk was uncoordinated, which made her situation particularly serious. We adopted Wenlin procedure combined with Wang procedure for correction. Since these two procedures were ideal orthopaedic operations, and could correct the depression effectively, we finally achieved satisfactory results.
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- Wenlin Wang
- Department of Chest Wall Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital , Guangzhou , China
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- Department of Chest Wall Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital , Guangzhou , China
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- Department of Chest Wall Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital , Guangzhou , China
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- Department of Chest Wall Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital , Guangzhou , China
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- Department of Chest Wall Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital , Guangzhou , China
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Wang procedure for treatment of asphyxiating thoracic deformity. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY CASE REPORTS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2022.102404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Wang W, Long W, Liu Y, Cai B. Median thoracic expansion combined with Nuss procedure for asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY CASE REPORTS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2022.102342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Wang W, Long W, Liu Y, Cai B. Novel median thoracic expansion for asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy. J Surg Case Rep 2022; 2022:rjac345. [PMID: 35975231 PMCID: PMC9374469 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjac345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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There are several surgical techniques for asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy (ATD), and various techniques have various indications, but no one has studied this problem in the past. We designed a new procedure for the type of ATD with narrow and cylindrical thorax, and clinical results show that this method is reasonable for this type of patient.
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- Wenlin Wang
- Department of Chest Wall Surgery , , Guangzhou 510317, China
- Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital , , Guangzhou 510317, China
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- Department of Chest Wall Surgery , , Guangzhou 510317, China
- Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital , , Guangzhou 510317, China
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- Department of Chest Wall Surgery , , Guangzhou 510317, China
- Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital , , Guangzhou 510317, China
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- Department of Chest Wall Surgery , , Guangzhou 510317, China
- Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital , , Guangzhou 510317, China
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Wang W, Long W, Liu Y, Cai B. Bilateral correction of asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy. J Surg Case Rep 2022; 2022:rjac352. [PMID: 35975226 PMCID: PMC9375655 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjac352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Several operations for asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy (ATD) have been used previously, but they all have disadvantages. We report a 25-year-old male ATD patient who had significant depressions on both sides of thorax. We designed a special operation for him, which had not only eliminated the depression, but also increased the volume of the thorax. The results show that this operation is a reasonable choice for this kinds of patient.
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- Wenlin Wang
- Department of Chest Wall Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital , Guangzhou , China
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- Department of Chest Wall Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital , Guangzhou , China
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- Department of Chest Wall Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital , Guangzhou , China
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- Department of Chest Wall Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital , Guangzhou , China
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Drebov RS, Katsarov A, Gagov E, Atanasova N, Penev Z, Iliev A. Is Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy (Jeune's Syndrome) Deadly and Should We Insist on Treating It? Reconstructive Surgery "On Demand". Surg J (N Y) 2017; 3:e17-e22. [PMID: 28825014 PMCID: PMC5553486 DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1598043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Our aim is to present the treatment of one of the skeletal manifestations of Jeune's syndrome (JS), the hypoplastic chest, which can result in thoracic insufficiency syndrome and present "on-demand" stage surgical technique using mandible locking plate system for the fixation of ribs. The diagnosis "Jeune's syndrome" was presented clinically in a 3-month-old girl from a family in which the first child died of JS at the age of 18 months. After close follow-up for several months and preoperative planning, we decided to make reconstructive chest operation with atypical use of a double-angled mandible locking plate for fixation. The plate was shaped as a "crown" to ensure the three dimension stability, from the dorsal part of the most curved ribs (paravertebrally) to the sternum after the resection of this area. Operation was done at the period of worsened breathing. For nearly 1 year, the rib cage preserved its stability and the child was in good condition. During the next 3 months, the upper part of the deformation started to grow inward fast. Second operation was "on demand," and the implants used were mandible locking plates curved anterolaterally to effectuate extension of the rib cage and the sternum. In both the reconstructive operations, we spared the rectus and pectoral muscles and achieved good enlargement of the thoracic volume. The postoperative period is smooth and the child is active, without complications. We believe that in the future, the treatment should be "on demand" according to the course of the illness and the results of the follow-up examinations and adequate to the progress of chest wall deformity.
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- Rosen Stanchev Drebov
- Department of Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery, University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine "Pirogov" Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery, University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine "Pirogov" Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery, University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine "Pirogov" Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery, University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine "Pirogov" Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery, University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine "Pirogov" Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery, University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine "Pirogov" Sofia, Bulgaria
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Piper ML, Delrosario L, Hoffman WY. Distraction Osteogenesis of Multiple Ribs for the Treatment of Acquired Thoracic Dystrophy. Pediatrics 2016; 137:e20152053. [PMID: 26908658 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-2053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Acquired thoracic dystrophy is a complication associated with early open repair of pectus excavatum resulting from extensive cartilage resection. The condition can cause serious functional and physiologic impairments, including cardiac compression and restrictive pulmonary function. We describe a 17-year-old boy with acquired thoracic dystrophy after Ravitch repair of pectus excavatum during infancy, whom we treated with distraction osteogenesis. The patient had a marked deformity of the chest wall and general hypoplasia of the central portion of the ribcage, with resultant symptomatic dyspnea on exertion and reduced pulmonary function. After osteotomies and distraction osteogenesis of bilateral ribs 4-8 using customized distraction devices, he had improved thoracic contour, resolution of dyspnea, and decreased restrictive pulmonary symptoms. This case suggests that distraction osteogenesis, already used extensively in craniomaxillofacial and orthopedic surgery, may be a novel method for management of this condition.
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- Merisa L Piper
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Management of Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome in Patients With Jeune Syndrome Using the 70 mm Radius Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib. J Pediatr Orthop 2015; 35:783-97. [PMID: 25575358 DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000000383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Jeune syndrome (JS) often results in lethal thoracic insufficiency syndrome. Since 1991, vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib Dynamic PosteroLateral Expansion Thoracoplasty was used at our institution for treatment of JS. This study assesses the safety and efficacy of this procedure. METHODS Twenty-four JS patients were treated, 2 lost to follow-up, 17 with a minimum of 2-year follow-up retrospectively reviewed for clinical course: Assisted Ventilation Rate, respiratory rate, capillary blood gases, pulmonary function testings, and complications. Upright anteroposterior/lateral radiographs were measured for Cobb angle, kyphosis, lordosis, thoracic width, and thoracic/lumbar spinal height. Computed tomography scan lung volumes were obtained in 12 patients. RESULTS Mean age at initial implant was 23 months (7 to 62 mo) with an average 8.4 years (2.3 to 15.6 y) of follow-up. Average chest width increased from 121 to 168 mm at follow-up (P<0.001). Preoperatively, 7/17 (41%) patients had scoliosis. The remainder developed scoliosis during treatment, 8 requiring additional implants. Thoracic and lumbar spinal height was normal preoperatively and stayed normal during treatment. Thoracic kyphosis/lumbar lordosis was stable. Average computed tomography scan total lung volumes increased 484 to 740 mm3 (P<0.001), and Assisted Ventilation Rate status tended to improve (P=0.07). Average forced vital capacity was 34% predicted at first test and 27% predicted at last follow-up. Early demise after surgery was common with multisystem disease. Mean respiratory rate decreased from 35 to 24 bpm at last follow-up (P<0.05). Survival rate of the 22 patients was 68%. Migration of the rib cradles/titanium slings occurred in 12 patients, superficial infections in 5 patients, deep infections in 4 patients, and wound dehiscence in 5 patients. Infection rate was 4.6% per procedure. CONCLUSIONS The survival rate in JS with surgery was nearly 70% (compared with 70% to 80% mortality without treatment) with less ventilator dependence. Both C1 stenosis and scoliosis are common in JS. Spinal height in JS is normal. Complications are frequent, but tolerable in view of the clinical gains and increase in survival.
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The chest is a dynamic structure. For normal movement it relies on a coordinated movement of the multiple bones, joints and muscles of the respiratory system. While muscle weakness can have clear impact on respiration by decreasing respiratory motion, so can conditions that cause chest wall hypoplasia and produce an immobile chest wall. These conditions, such as Jarcho-Levin and Jeune syndrome, present significantly different challenges than those faced with early onset scoliosis in which chest wall mechanics and thoracic volume may be much closer to normal. Because of this difference more aggressive approaches to clinical and surgical management are necessary.
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- Oscar Henry Mayer
- Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3501 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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Jaroszewski DE, Notrica DM, McMahon LE, Hakim FA, Lackey JJ, Gruden JF, Steidley DE, Johnson KN, Mookadam F. Operative Management of Acquired Thoracic Dystrophy in Adults After Open Pectus Excavatum Repair. Ann Thorac Surg 2014; 97:1764-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2013] [Revised: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Keppler-Noreuil KM, Adam MP, Welch J, Muilenburg A, Willing MC. Clinical insights gained from eight new cases and review of reported cases with Jeune syndrome (asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy). Am J Med Genet A 2011; 155A:1021-32. [PMID: 21465651 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2009] [Accepted: 12/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Jeune syndrome, originally described as asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy by Jeune et al. [Jeune et al. (1955); Arch Fr Pediatr 12:886-891], is an autosomal recessive osteochondrodysplasia with characteristic skeletal abnormalities, and variable renal, hepatic, pancreatic, and retinal complications. We present eight patients, including two brothers with Jeune syndrome, and an extensive review of 118 cases in the published literature with the purposes of: (1) defining the clinical and radiological diagnostic criteria for Jeune syndrome; (2) comparing our cases to those in the literature meeting the documented clinical and radiological findings of Jeune syndrome, in order to: (3) provide an accurate clinical characterization of Jeune syndrome with frequency of associated complications and outcome data. In order to estimate the frequency of phenotypic abnormalities in Jeune syndrome as precisely as possible, we did not include reports in the literature with incomplete descriptions of the radiologic and clinical findings, nor those reports having additional findings overlapping with other syndromes. We found that the occurrence of renal, hepatic, and ophthalmologic complications is variable; does not correlate with severity of the skeletal phenotype; nor is it predictable even with the presence of a well-defined skeletal phenotype, as in this study. Based upon these cases with Jeune syndrome, renal and hepatic abnormalities occur in approximately 30% of cases, with renal failure occurring in 38% of those with kidney involvement. Eye abnormalities are reported in 15%, but it is unclear whether this represents under-ascertainment. There is a 1.2:1 ratio between living and deceased patients; a respiratory cause of death is most common, occurring almost exclusively in those less than 2 years of age, and a renal etiology accounts for all deaths between the ages of 3-10 years of age. There is a paucity of affected individuals reported in the literature greater than age 20 years, and a lack of longitudinal data to obtain accurate data on morbidity and mortality of Jeune syndrome at older ages. This study provides a well-defined group of patients with Jeune syndrome with delineation of the frequency of associated findings, which may form a basis for current and future genotype-phenotype studies.
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- Kim M Keppler-Noreuil
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, USA.
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Izadpanah A, Sinno H, Laberge JM, Michael Davis G, Lessard L. Autogenous bone graft for expansion thoracoplasty in Adam Robert Wright syndrome: A case report and review. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2011; 64:329-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.03.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2009] [Revised: 03/19/2010] [Accepted: 03/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW Thoracic insufficiency syndrome (TIS) was first characterized by Campbell and Smith in 2003, as the inability of the thorax to support normal respiration and growth. The range of thoracospinal disorders within TIS is broad and some have poor prognosis, but all have been challenging to treat effectively. This review will describe the common approaches and report on the published outcomes of each approach. RECENT FINDINGS Over the last 15 years progress has been made in refining the approach to treating TIS, and more recently functional outcomes have been published for some of the techniques used. A number of recent reports have demonstrated spinal growth that meets normal rates after insertion of expandable devices to support the spine and preserve growth. However, in the short term pulmonary function outcomes indicate stabilization of lung function as opposed to regaining function, though there is a paucity of published data. SUMMARY There are a number of effective surgical interventions for treating the underlying thoracospinal disorders in TIS; however, though the short-term effect on pulmonary function indicates stabilization the longitudinal effect still needs to be elucidated.
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Familial asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy (ATD), also known as Jeune's syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder with variable severity and multiple musculo-skeletal manifestations. Respiratory distress may be severe, resulting in death during infancy. Surgical repair techniques have typically involved median sternotomy (with graft interposition), resulting in poor outcomes. Acquired ATD may rarely result from impairment of chest wall growth following "open" (Ravitch-type) repair of pectus excavatum or carinatum deformities. Symptomatic patients may have profound restriction of pulmonary function. Repair techniques typically involve re-do Ravitch-type procedures or median sternotomy with rib graft interposition. Mild to moderate improvements in pulmonary function tests have been documented.
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Asphyxierende Thoraxdysplasie (Jeune-Syndrom). Monatsschr Kinderheilkd 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s00112-005-1113-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The life-saving procedures to expand the chests of infants born with Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy provide a static solution incapable of responding to the growth demands of thriving patients. We describe an instrument that provided a dynamic solution for an infant, where an initial methyl methacrylate midsternotomy spacer placed at 4 months of age was followed at 11 months with recurrence of his difficulties. At 8 months after the second operation the patient was stable and thriving with no recurrence of symptoms. The instrument modifications, limitations, and possible complications are described.
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- I L Kaddoura
- Department of Surgery, American University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
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