Restrictive chest wall deformity as a complication of surgical repair for pectus excavatum.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.091.
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Abstract
The Ravitch operation is frequently performed to correct pectus excavatum. However, extensive destruction of the perichondrium and rib growth centers may lead to failure of subsequent chest wall development. A 29-year-old man who underwent a Ravitch operation 26 years previously developed a restrictive chest wall deformity, which resulted in severe pulmonary hypertension and restrictive lung disease.
Medical subject headings
- Dyspnea
- Funnel Chest
- Growth Disorders
- Hypertension, Pulmonary
- Postoperative Complications
- Respiratory Insufficiency
- Thoracic Wall