- a
number of
genetic markers for
pectus excavatum had also been discovered. It was
believed for
decades that
pectus excavatum is
caused by an overgrowth...
-
sternum and ribs. It is
distinct from the
related malformation pectus excavatum.
People with
pectus carinatum usually develop normal hearts and lungs, but the...
- Look up
pectus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Pectus may
refer to: the part of the
torso between the neck and the
diaphragm colloquially, the word...
- and is
observed as
depression of the
anterior chest at the xiphisternum.
Pectus excavatum is
commonly unilateral and, therefore, can lead to asymmetric...
-
spine scoliosis,
thoracic lordosis,
abnormal indentation (
pectus excavatum) or
protrusion (
pectus carinatum) of the sternum,
abnormal joint flexibility,...
- his colleagues, Dr.
Daniel Croitoru and Dr.
Robert Kelly, for
treating pectus excavatum. He
developed it at Children's
Hospital of The King's Daughters...
- over
students of his age.
While he
continued to grow,
Richters developed pectus excavatum,
which required surgery in his childhood,
breaking his ribcage...
- The
pectoralis major (from
Latin pectus 'breast') is a thick, fan-shaped or
triangular convergent muscle of the
human chest. It
makes up the bulk of the...
- value.
Pectus carinatum Nuss
procedure Haller JA,
Kramer SS,
Lietman SA (October 1987). "Use of CT
scans in
selection of
patients for
pectus excavatum...
- of the sca****, scoliosis,
breast bone
prominence (
pectus carinatum),
breast bone
depression (
pectus excavatum).
Muscle abnormalities may
present as hypotonia...
