title: Current readings: surgical repair experience of congenital chest wall deformities.
abstract: Major advancements have been made in the surgical repair of congential chest wall deformities. This review highlights selected readings of the experience in correction of pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum. In particular, it summarizes the current standard of care and outcomes of new and modified procedures for patients with chest wall deformities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lakoma
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.. Electronic address: eskim@bcm.edu.
authors.forename: Eugene S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Nuss procedure; modified Ravitch repair; pectus carinatum; pectus excavatum; pulmonary function