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Pectus carinatum can also be caused by vitamin D deficiency in children due to deposition of unmineralized osteoid. Least common is a pectus carinatum malformation following open-heart surgery or in children with poorly controlled bronchial asthma. Pectus carinatum is generally a solitary, non-syndromic abnormality.
Vacuum bell for pectus excavatum treatment, with hand pump (left) and measuring rod (right) An alternative to surgery, the vacuum bell, was described in 2006; the procedure is also referred to as treatment by cup suction. It consists of a bowl shaped device which fits over the caved-in area; the air is then removed by the use of a hand pump. [33]
"Systematic review of surgical treatment techniques for adult and pediatric patients with pectus excavatum". Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (Review). 9: 25. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-9-25. PMC 3922335. PMID 24506826.
[1] [2] He also pioneered a new surgical procedure for correction of the chest wall deformities pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum, which became known as the Ravitch procedure. [1] Ravitch moved to New York City in 1952 as a professor of surgery at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and as the director of surgery at Mount Sinai ...
Sydney A. Haje (16 February 1952 – 26 June 2012) was a Brazilian orthopedist, known internationally for his pioneering work on chest wall deformities including the creation of a conservative treatment protocol for the pectus carinatum and pectus excavatum conditions.
Just weeks later on Oct. 27, the day before her 19th birthday, she underwent surgery to remove the mass. Six weeks of radiation therapy followed, with Strahan documenting each step of the way .
Nonmuscular diseases of the upper thorax such as kyphosis, pectus carinatum and pectus excavatum. [6] Diseases restricting lower thoracic/abdominal volume (e.g. obesity, diaphragmatic hernia, or the presence of ascites). [6] Pleural thickening.
An Alabama woman "is recuperating well" after undergoing a pig kidney transplant in New York City, per reports. Towana Looney, 53, underwent surgery using the organ from a genetically manipulated ...