Open repair of pectus excavatum and carinatum deformities with minimal cartilage resection

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 191, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 779-784

  Fonkalsrud, Eric W ^a   Mendoza, Julianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Costal cartilage resection; Open pectus repair; Pectus carinatum; Pectus excavatum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PIGEON THORAX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB CARTILAGE; RIB RESECTION; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARTILAGE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STERNUM; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646572882     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.12.012     Document Type: Article

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