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Overview of Repair of Pectus Excavatum Type of Deformities

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Historically, surgical repair of pectus excavatum type of deformities was performed on patients who exhibited several sternal depressions, as the surgical procedure was associated with a high risk to justify it in patients with mild or moderate forms. Unnecessary radical procedures to repair pectus excavatum were not recommended and even partial or non-esthetic repairs were proposed to be considered as acceptable outcomes. Also, the primary intention of these surgical procedures was to address the symptoms of the patients with the aim of relieving cardiac compression, with cosmesis not being considered as the main aim of such repairs. With the changes in contemporary fashion trends and increased participation in sport activities, both of which are associated with larger exposure of the body, pectus excavatum repairs regained limelight in the past two decades. This chapter reviews the surgical procedures as they evolved in open repairs as well as minimal access repairs of pectus excavatum. Outcomes of these procedures have also been presented.

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Saxena, A.K. (2017). Overview of Repair of Pectus Excavatum Type of Deformities. In: Saxena, A. (eds) Chest Wall Deformities. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53088-7_27

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