title: Restrictive chest wall deformity as a complication of surgical repair for pectus excavatum.
abstract: The Ravitch operation is frequently performed to correct pectus excavatum. However, extensive destruction of the perichondrium and rib growth centers may lead to failure of subsequent chest wall development. A 29-year-old man who underwent a Ravitch operation 26 years previously developed a restrictive chest wall deformity, which resulted in severe pulmonary hypertension and restrictive lung disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Pathology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Hao
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hung-Chang
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Tzu-Ti
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Chao-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000601:surgery*; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis*; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000254:growth & development*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016312:Treatment Refusal