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No you cannot die from a pectus deformity itself as the heart and the lungs adapt to suit the deformity however pectus deformity patients do have an increased risk of heart attack and stroke and may struggle with sport and will have to cut down on it. There are surgical procedures that paatients with the disease can have done to sort this out or they can learn to live a life with it.
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What is the goal of pectus excavatum repair?
The purpose of pectus excavatum repair surgery is to correct the deformity to improve physical appearance, posture, and breathing.
Does Scoiliosis make you prone to pectus Excavatum?
No. Scoliosis is abnormally large curvature of the spine. Pectus exacavatum is a deformity of the sternum (breast bone). The two are unrelated.
What is pectus excavatum repair?
a type of surgery performed to correct pectus excavatum, a deformity of the front of the chest wall with depression of the breast-bone (sternum) and rib (costal) cartilages.
What is another name for pectus excavatum repair?
also called "funnel chest repair" or "chest deformity repair
Is pectus excavatum more common in one sex?
In the United States, pectus excavatum is the most common chest wall deformity observed in children, occurring more commonly in boys than in girls.
What is the meaning of the terms pectus excavatum?
This term, best understood in latin, is where your chest has a big dip in it. In other words, your chest looks like it has been dug out, or has been hallowed it. Pectus Escavatum, is caused by a breastplate deformity.
Is there a clinic or doctor who cures for pectus excavatum in India?
Contact The "CHEST WALL DEFORMITY CLINIC" at Fortis hospital Noida.NCR India for Minimally invasive repair of pectus deformity.DR LM.Darlong / Consultant Thoracic surgeon. write or call at lmdarlong@gmail.com , 91-9958919595.
I have a bone protruding out of my lower middle chest just unsure what it is?
You're probably describing pectus carinatum, which is a deformity of the chest caused by the sternum (breast bone) and ribs poking out where they meet in the middle.
What is pectus exavatum?
A pectus excavatum deformity or sunken chest is a chest that bends inward in the center. It may press against the heart or lungs. It may be accompanied by other birth defects. It should be treated by surgery so the heart and lungs can grow naturally and so the child is not constantly embarrassed by the comments of other children.
What is the meaning of pectus?
pectus means the pectal area or "chest" as it is commonly known
What is pectus carinatum?
Pectus carinatum. In other patients with Marfan the sternum is pushed outward and narrowed.
What is pectus excavatum?
Pectus excavatum is a malformation of the chest in which the patient's breastbone, or sternum, is sunken inward.
