title: An atypical congenital chest wall deformity.
abstract: An 11-year-old girl with an asymmetric chest wall deformity demonstrated an excavation in the flank combined with partial synergy of costae 4 and 5. She was treated by an innovative partial chest wall reconstruction consisting of rib remodeling and internal osteosynthesis. The reconstruction regained symmetry and cosmesis. Special cases of chest wall deformity require an individualized management.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgical Center of Amsterdam, location Emma Children's Hospital AMC, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands. smeenk3@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Robert Matthijs
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Smeenk
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Aronson
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D012272:Ribs / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery