Colombani PM. Preoperative assessment of chest wall deformities.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;
21:58-63. [PMID:
19632564 DOI:
10.1053/j.semtcvs.2009.04.003]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Anterior chest wall anomalies vary by age at presentation, signs, and symptoms as well as evaluation and subsequent surgical treatment. The most common abnormalities include pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum, and Poland syndrome.
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