Objective: Pectus excavatum is a deformity that affects aesthetics and causes emotional disorders. Surgical correction is well established, but conservative treatment is less common. We investigated ...

Objective: Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) is a surgical treatment for PE. During the procedure, a specialized introducer is used to tunnel across the mediastinum for ...

Physical therapy exercises won't cure pectus excavatum but can help improve heart and lung function. Exercises like arm sliders, T-stretch, and push-ups should be done three to five times a week.

Pectus carinatum, also called a protruding sternum or pigeon chest, is a rare deformity in children. It causes the chest and ribs to stick out further than they should. Only one or two children out of ...

1 Department of Medical Imaging, Joseph-Ravoahangy-Andrianavalona University Hospital Center, Antananarivo, Madagascar. 2 Department of Medical Imaging, University Hospital Center, Toamasina, ...

Pectus excavatum is when the ribs and sternum (breastbone) grow inward and form a dent in the chest. This gives it a concave or caved-in shape, which is why the condition is also called "funnel chest" ...

The use of postoperative antimicrobial prophylaxis was not associated with improved clinical outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair — an operative ...

Pectus carinatum, commonly referred to as “pigeon chest,” is a chest wall malformation in which the sternum and ribs push in an outward direction. It occurs when cartilage, the bones of the sternum ...

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Pectus is a process control system for Unit Operations such as filtration, chromatography, precipitation, solubilization and refolding. Pectus implements a language called P-code which is used to w… ...