"Funnel Chest" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A developmental anomaly in which the lower sternum is posteriorly dislocated and concavely deformed, resulting in a funnel-shaped thorax.
| Descriptor ID |
D005660
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.099.386 C05.660.386 C16.131.621.386
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| Concept/Terms |
Funnel Chest- Funnel Chest
- Chest, Funnel
- Chests, Funnel
- Funnel Chests
- Pectus Excavatum
- Excavatum, Pectus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Funnel Chest" by people in Profiles.
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Determinants of electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with pectus excavatum. J Electrocardiol. 2021 Mar-Apr; 65:91-95.
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Intercostal nerve cryoablation versus thoracic epidural catheters for postoperative analgesia following pectus excavatum repair: Preliminary outcomes in twenty-six cryoablation patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Dec; 51(12):2033-2038.
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Reply: To PMID 23312791. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Oct; 96(4):1527-1528.
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Complications related to the Nuss procedure: minimizing risk with operative technique. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 May; 48(5):1044-8.
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Modified nuss procedure in concurrent repair of pectus excavatum and open heart surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Mar; 95(3):1043-9.
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Pediatric thoracic problems: patent ductus arteriosus, vascular rings, congenital tracheal stenosis, and pectus deformities. Surg Clin North Am. 2010 Oct; 90(5):1091-113.
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Correction of anterior thoracic wall deformities: improved planning by means of 3D-spiral-computed tomography. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001 Feb; 49(1):41-4.
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Congenital Heart Surgery Nomenclature and Database Project: vascular rings, tracheal stenosis, pectus excavatum. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Apr; 69(4 Suppl):S308-18.
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A 26-year review of pectus deformity repairs, including simultaneous intracardiac repair. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Feb; 67(2):511-8.