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Outcome of surgical repair of Pectus Excavatum in adults
- Source :
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2017), Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017.
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Abstract
- Background Pectus Excavatum (PEx) is the most common congenital chest wall deformity, accounting for over 90% of all chest wall deformities. Surgical correction is recommended because severe PEx can affect the physical and psychological development of patients. The aim of our study was to assess the impact of surgical repair of Pectus Excavatum in adults during hospital course and results after 1 year. Methods Prospective study was carried out on 86 adult patients aged ≥ 15 years, 52 males and 34 females (mean age was 26 ± 1.5 years). All cases were divided into two groups, group I: (15–25 years old) and group II: (> 25 years old). Preoperative, operative, and postoperative data were reviewed. Statistical analysis was performed. Results Statistical analyses revealed significant improvement postoperatively of cosmetic satisfaction (P-value
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
lcsh:Surgery
Pectus Excavatum
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
lcsh:RD78.3-87.3
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Patient satisfaction
Pectus excavatum
Humans
Adults
Medicine
Prospective Studies
Thoracoplasty
Thoracic Wall
Prospective cohort study
Surgical repair
Surgical outcome
business.industry
lcsh:RD1-811
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Surgery
Cardiac surgery
Treatment Outcome
medicine.anatomical_structure
Patient Satisfaction
lcsh:Anesthesiology
Cardiothoracic surgery
Funnel Chest
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Female
Haller index
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Thoracic wall
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17498090
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....82987705a31927f48073927da8055a69