Impact of pectus excavatum on pulmonary function before and after repair with the Nuss procedure

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 174-180

  Lawson, M Louise ^a,b   Mellins, Robert B ^c   Tabangin, Meredith ^a   Kelly Jr , Robert E ^a,d   Croitoru, Daniel P ^a,d   Goretsky, Michael J ^a,d   Nuss, Donald ^a,d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Columbia Univ Coll Phys Surgs ^*  (United States)

^d EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Nuss repair; Pectus excavatum; Pre and postoperative pulmonary function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; LUNG CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMETER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGN TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BONE SCREW; CHILD; DEVICE REMOVAL; HEART DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; THORAX SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEVICE REMOVAL; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 12444270140     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.09.040     Document Type: Article

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