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10756788

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of our study was to assess the functional and cosmetic results after performing a modified Ravitch-Sutherland procedure in children presenting with excavatum. A series of 31 children with ages ranging between 5 and 16 years, presenting with pectus excavatum, were operated between 1986-1996 in our service. In 5 cases surgical treatment was required by the presence of respiratory and/or cardiac functional impairment due to the malformation. In the other 23 cases operation was performed mainly for cosmetic reasons. In all cases a modified Ravitch-Sutherland procedure was performed. Modification consisted in renouncing at the plicature of the perichondra and in associating a diaphragmatic elongation and Bedouelle laparoplasty in all cases. Longitudinal sternotomy was performed in 2 cases with severely impaired ventilatory capacity. Functional and cosmetic results were good in all cases. In 2 cases, in which recurrence of the condition was observed, a second identical procedure was performed, with a good result. The interval between the operation and the moment of long-term evaluation ranged between 3 months and 11 years. We conclude that the modified Ravitch-Sutherland procedure represents an effective method for the treatment of pectus excavatum cases, offering good functional and cosmetic long-term results.
pubmed:language
rum
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0048-7848
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
101
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
152-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-1-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[The results of the Ravitch-Sutherland technic for surgical correction in pectus excavatum].
pubmed:affiliation
Facultatea de Medicin?, Clinica de chirurgie ?i ortopedie pediatric? Ia?i, Universitatea de Medicin? ?i Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Ia?i.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Duplicate Publication