title: Congenital chest deformities.
abstract: The authors discuss 334 patients operated upon for congenital deformities of the chest. The clinical manifestations, radiological and electrocardiographic investigations and spirometric measurements as well as postoperative complications are described. The results of follow-up examinations in a part of this material are reported.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013147:Spirometry; D013909:Thorax / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014797:Vital Capacity