TY - JOUR
T1 - The physiologic impact of pectus excavatum repair
AU - Obermeyer, Robert J.
AU - Cohen, Nina S.
AU - Jaroszewski, Dawn E.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - The adverse physiologic effects of pectus excavatum and subsequent resolution following correction have been a subject of controversy. There are numerous accounts of patients reporting subjective improvement in exercise tolerance after surgery, but studies showing clear and consistent objective data to corroborate this phenomenon physiologically have been elusive. This is partially due to a lack of consistent study methodologies but even more so due to a mere paucity of data. As experts in the repair of pectus excavatum, it is not uncommon for pediatric surgeons to operate on adult patients. For this reason, this review evaluates the contemporary literature to provide an understanding of the physiologic impact of repairing pectus excavatum on pediatric and adult patients separately.
AB - The adverse physiologic effects of pectus excavatum and subsequent resolution following correction have been a subject of controversy. There are numerous accounts of patients reporting subjective improvement in exercise tolerance after surgery, but studies showing clear and consistent objective data to corroborate this phenomenon physiologically have been elusive. This is partially due to a lack of consistent study methodologies but even more so due to a mere paucity of data. As experts in the repair of pectus excavatum, it is not uncommon for pediatric surgeons to operate on adult patients. For this reason, this review evaluates the contemporary literature to provide an understanding of the physiologic impact of repairing pectus excavatum on pediatric and adult patients separately.
KW - Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
KW - Nuss procedure
KW - Pectus excavatum
KW - Pulmonary function testing
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U2 - 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2018.05.005
DO - 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2018.05.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85047823771
SN - 1055-8586
JO - Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
JF - Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
ER -