Indications for surgical repair of funnel chest based on indices of chest wall deformity and psychological state

Surgery Today

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 662-665

  Ohno, Koichi ^a   Morotomi, Yoshiki ^a   Nakahira, Masashi ^b   Takeuchi, Satoshi ^a   Shiokawa, Chizuka ^c   Moriuchi, Takayoshi ^b   Harumoto, Ken ^b   Nakaoka, Tatsuo ^b   Ueda, Masanao ^a   Yoshida, Tatsuyuki ^c   Yamada, Hiroto ^a   Tsujimoto, Kasuke ^c   Kinoshita, Hiroaki ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c YODOGAWA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Funnel chest; Indications for surgical treatment; Pectus excavatum; Psychological distress; Sternal elevation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; THORAX DEFORMITY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 10744228933     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-003-2575-6     Document Type: Article

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