Restrictive chest wall deformity as a complication of surgical repair for pectus excavatum.
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.
Chen
Chih-Hao
CH
Department of Thoracic Surgery and Pathology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Liu
Hung-Chang
HC
Hung
Tzu-Ti
TT
Chen
Chao-Hung
CH
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