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    Pectus excavatum is a structural deformity of the anterior thoracic wall in which the sternum and rib cage are shaped abnormally. This produces a caved-in...
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  • at the sternal angle. Pectus arcuatum is often confused with a combination of pectus carinatum and pectus excavatum, but in pectus arcuatum the visual appearance...
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  • also used for certain deformations of the pectus such as: Pectus excavatum, an abnormally concave chest Pectus carinatum, an abnormally convex chest Pectis...
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    conditions with increased incidence in the Munchkin breed: lordosis and pectus excavatum (hollowed chest). Both conditions are commonly seen in humans with...
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  • secondary symptom caused by bony deformity affecting the thorax such as pectus excavatum. In mild cases, the underside of the chest becomes flattened (hence...
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    factors include Graves' disease and chest wall deformities such as pectus excavatum. For unknown reasons, MVP patients tend to have a low body mass index...
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    invasive procedure, invented in 1987 by Dr. Donald Nuss for treating pectus excavatum. He developed it at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, in...
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    for their selected charities. His chosen charity was Scope. He has pectus excavatum, which he discovered after mentioning it to Christian Jessen on season...
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    Wrist AND thumb sign = 3 (wrist OR thumb sign = 1) Pectus carinatum deformity = 2 (pectus excavatum or chest asymmetry = 1) Hindfoot deformity = 2 (plain...
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    observed as depression of the anterior chest at the xiphisternum. Pectus excavatum is commonly unilateral and, therefore, can lead to asymmetric distribution...
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    osteoarthritis. Munchkins have a higher incidence of lordosis and pectus excavatum. Dwarf cat List of experimental cat breeds List of cat body-type mutations...
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    value. Pectus carinatum Nuss procedure Haller JA, Kramer SS, Lietman SA (October 1987). "Use of CT scans in selection of patients for pectus excavatum surgery:...
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  • Maria V.; Aptekmann, Karina P.; Corrêa, Thaís P. (September 2008). "Pectus excavatum in two littermate dogs". The Canadian Veterinary Journal. 49 (9): 880–884...
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    collected mucus may form a mucoid impaction or a bronchocele, or both. A pectus excavatum may accompany a bronchial atresia. Cross-section of secondary bronchus...
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  • the creation of a conservative treatment protocol for the pectus carinatum and pectus excavatum conditions. He also was the medical director of the Centro...
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    curved spine, and a bow-legged or knock knee posture. Lordosis and pectus excavatum have higher incidence in breeds with achondrodysplasia. The shortened...
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  • that he is "pushed" to keep up with his diet. Richters was born with pectus excavatum, causing the bones of his ribcage to grow in such a way to squeeze...
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    associated with bones, subcutaneous and mammary atrophy: the first, as for pectus excavatum, is successfully corrected by a custom implant, while the others can...
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    spasm, it lasts about two hours. Musculoskeletal abnormalities include pectus excavatum, scoliosis, and congenital joint dislocations including the hip. Diagnosis...
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  • Oligodactyly Pallister–Killian syndrome Pancreaticobiliary maljunction Pectus excavatum Pectus carinatum Phocomelia Pierre Robin syndrome Poland syndrome Polydactyly...
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    2022 and 2023 respectively. Kinnaman grew up with the condition of pectus excavatum, with a caved-in appearance of the chest. He underwent surgery prior...
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    ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, heart block). Pectus Excavatum, also known as funnel chest, is a chest wall deformity. When the breastbone...
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  • hands, small shoulders accompanied with short clavicles, clinodactyly, pectus excavatum, mild limb shortening, cardiomegaly, and pulmonic stenosis murmur have...
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    scapula, scoliosis, breast bone prominence (pectus carinatum), breast bone depression (pectus excavatum). Muscle abnormalities may present as hypotonia...
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    ribcage turntable highlighting the sternum Sternum anatomy Pectus carinatum Pectus excavatum Saladin, Kenneth S. (2010). Anatomy and Physiology: The Unity...
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    in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Pectus excavatum, sternum sunken into the chest Pectus carinatum, sternum protruding from the chest In...
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    in many cases the sclerites are fused to various degrees. Pectus carinatum Pectus excavatum Thoracic cavity Cardiothoracic surgery "Definition: Thorax"...
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    defects: Omphalocele, Gastroschisis, Hernias Chest wall deformities: Pectus Excavatum Childhood tumors: like Neuroblastoma, Wilms' tumor, Rhabdomyosarcoma...
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  • minimally invasive procedure, invented by Dr. Donald Nuss for treating pectus excavatum Bobby Nuss Stadium, Chalmette High School's football stadium in Chalmette...
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  • Nonmuscular diseases of the upper thorax such as kyphosis, pectus carinatum and pectus excavatum. Diseases restricting lower thoracic/abdominal volume (e...
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