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Congenital anterior chest wall deformities are defects characterized by either over- or undergrowth of the cartilaginous structures of the thoracic cage. The most common of these are pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum, and Poland syndrome, all of which can present as initial disease or as recurrence after prior surgical repair. Rarer anomalies that may present in infants include sternal cleft, pentalogy of Cantrell, and Jeune’s constricting thoracic dystrophy. Precise identification of the type and severity of the defect as well as the natural history is important when evaluating patients for surgical management. Guiding principles include routine assessment of pain, body image issues, and adverse effects on cardiopulmonary function in the context of the natural development of the chest wall during childhood and puberty.
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Goldstein, S.D., Colombani, P.M. (2017). Preoperative Assessment of Chest Wall Deformities. In: Saxena, A. (eds) Chest Wall Deformities. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53088-7_13
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