title: Minimal Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum.
abstract: Minimal invasive surgery has become the gold standard for surgical repair of pectus excavatum. The procedure can be performed as fast-track surgery and cosmetic results are excellent. In addition, cardiac performance improves after correction. With increased awareness on the Internet, the number of patients who seek help continues to rise, primarily for cosmetic reasons. Pectus carinatum is much less frequent than pectus excavatum. Over the past decade surgery has largely been replaced by compression techniques that use a brace, and cosmetic results are good. Rare combinations of pectus excavatum and carinatum may be treated by newer surgical methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 99 Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard, Aarhus N DK-8200, Denmark; Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, 99 Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard, Aarhus N DK-8200, Denmark. Electronic address: pilegaard@dadlnet.dk.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pilegaard
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, 29 Søndre Boulevard, Odense DK-5000, Denmark.
authors.forename: Peter Bjørn
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Licht
mesh_terms: D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D066166:Pectus Carinatum / Q000601:surgery*; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Chest wall deformity; Minimally invasive surgery; Pectus carinatum; Pectus excavatum; Thoracoscopy