Chest Wall Deformities and Corrective Procedures (eBook)

Professor Hans Pilegaard is a consultant at the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Department at the Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark. He is Chairman of the Danish Surgical Lung Cancer group, and has been Chairman of the Danish Society of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Pilegaard has performed over 1000 cardiac operations and 3000 thoracic operations including heart and lung transplantation. Over the last 8 years he has specialized in Thoracic Surgery.Shyam Kolveker is Senior Surgeon at the Heart Hospital, he is experienced in beating heart surgery, mitral valve repair and surgery for atrial fibrillation. He is an experienced thoracic surgeon with special interest in video assisted surgery for lung and diaphragm.

​Introduction.- Epidemiology.- History.-  Pectus excavatum (normal variation).- Pectus carinatum.- Traditional treatment.-  Minimally invasive surgery for pectus excavatum.- Anesthetic requirements and pain control.- Effect of chest wall deformities on lung functions.- Effect of chest wall deformities on cardiac functions.- Investigations for chest wall deformities.- Other chest wall deformities and their occurrence.- Acquired chest wall deformities and corrections.- Role of plastic surgery in chest wall corrections.- Role of implants in chest wall corrections.- Braces for pectus excavatum and carinatum.- New futuristic treatments for chest wall deformities.- Patient experience before and after treatment.