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What is pectus excavatum?
Pectus excavatum is a malformation of the chest in which the patient's breastbone, or sternum, is sunken inward.
What is the goal of pectus excavatum repair?
The purpose of pectus excavatum repair surgery is to correct the deformity to improve physical appearance, posture, and breathing.
What is pectus excavatum repair?
a type of surgery performed to correct pectus excavatum, a deformity of the front of the chest wall with depression of the breast-bone (sternum) and rib (costal) cartilages.
How is pectus excavatum diagnosed?
A pediatrician diagnoses pectus excavatum after observing a child when he or she inhales, exhales, and rests. The pediatrician also calculates the depth of the chest from front to back using x rays.
Is pectus excavatum more common in one sex?
In the United States, pectus excavatum is the most common chest wall deformity observed in children, occurring more commonly in boys than in girls.
Can a pectus excavatum be treated without surgery?
If your willing to be dedicated with Bracing, it can correct it over time. Bracing helps tremendously with the rib flaring, but it definitely depends on the type of brace that you use. An orthotic company called LaceIT has a brace specifically for it, and I have heard very good reviews about it from Pectus Excavatum sufferers. To find out more check out the Related Link below. Also, some other resources:http://befitpersonaltraining.blogspot.com/2009/05/exercising-and-pectus-excavatum-how-to.html http://pectusinfo.com/board
What risks are associated with pectus excavatum repair?
Specific pectus excavatum surgery risks may include lung collapse (pneumothorax) and the recurrence of the funnel chest. Bar displacement may occasionally require repositioning.
How can the chest of Marfan syndrome be deformed?
A few patients with Marfan may have a pectus excavatum on one side of their chest and a pectus carinatum on the other.
I have pectus excavatum and i have problems breathing while sparring how can i fix this. im a black belt in tae kwon?
I also have a pectus excavatum. If i were you, I would ask my doctor. There are many ways to fixing this such as a brace that you wear that eventually fixes the problem.
Does Scoiliosis make you prone to pectus Excavatum?
No. Scoliosis is abnormally large curvature of the spine. Pectus exacavatum is a deformity of the sternum (breast bone). The two are unrelated.
What is the medical term meaning sunken-in chest?
Pectus excavatum is the medical term meaning sunken-in chest.Pneumothorax
What is another name for pectus excavatum repair?
also called "funnel chest repair" or "chest deformity repair
