Pectus carinatum: When less is more

Awareness of pectus carinatum has increased among the medical community over the last several decades, as innovative options for nonsurgical treatments have become more widely known. Management alternatives have shifted from open resective to minimally invasive strategies, and finally, to reshaping...

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Autores principales: Martinez-Ferro, M, Bellia-Munzon, G, Schewitz, I A, Toselli, L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: South African Medical Association 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8278853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34286260
http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2019.v25i3.019
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description Awareness of pectus carinatum has increased among the medical community over the last several decades, as innovative options for nonsurgical treatments have become more widely known. Management alternatives have shifted from open resective to minimally invasive strategies, and finally, to reshaping the chest using both surgical and non-surgical modalities. We aim to review the evolution of the diagnosis and treatment of pectus carinatum up to its current management.
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spelling pubmed-82788532021-07-19 Pectus carinatum: When less is more Martinez-Ferro, M Bellia-Munzon, G Schewitz, I A Toselli, L Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med Review Awareness of pectus carinatum has increased among the medical community over the last several decades, as innovative options for nonsurgical treatments have become more widely known. Management alternatives have shifted from open resective to minimally invasive strategies, and finally, to reshaping the chest using both surgical and non-surgical modalities. We aim to review the evolution of the diagnosis and treatment of pectus carinatum up to its current management. South African Medical Association 2019-09-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8278853/ /pubmed/34286260 http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2019.v25i3.019 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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