Preoperative assessment of chest wall deformities

Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Spring;21(1):58-63. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2009.04.003.

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Funnel Chest / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / complications
  • Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / diagnosis*
  • Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / surgery
  • Patient Selection
  • Recurrence
  • Thoracic Surgical Procedures*
  • Thoracic Wall / abnormalities*
  • Thoracic Wall / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome