Chest Wall Deformities

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiii

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2. General

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. History of Surgical Repairs of Chest Wall Deformities

      • Amulya K. Saxena

      Pages 3-18

   3. Classification of Chest Wall Deformities

      • Amulya K. Saxena

      Pages 19-35

   4. Surgical Anatomy of the Chest Wall

      • Atulya K. Saxena, Yasen Fayez Alalayet

      Pages 37-53

   5. Sternalis Muscle

      • Athanasios Raikos, Panagiota Kordali

      Pages 55-61

   6. Cartilage Histology in Chest Wall Deformities

      • Felix Muller, Christoph Brochhausen, Volker H. Schmitt, Salmai Turial

      Pages 63-74

   7. Bone Mineral Density as a Marker for Pectus Correction

      • Manabu Okawada, Geoffrey J. Lane, Atsuyuki Yamataka

      Pages 75-79

   8. Biochemical and Histological Differences Between Costal and Articular Cartilages

      • Michael W. Stacey

      Pages 81-99

   9. Syndromes Associated with Pectus Deformities

      • Eva E. Amerstorfer, Amulya K. Saxena

      Pages 101-140

   10. Chest Wall Deformities and Musculoskeletal Defects in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

       • Elke Zani-Ruttenstock, Amulya K. Saxena

       Pages 141-147

   11. Idiopathic Scoliosis

       • Christine Wibmer, Vinay Saraph

       Pages 149-167

   12. Psychologic Effects, Body Image, and Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum

       • Robert E. Kelly Jr., Michele L. Lombardo

       Pages 169-174

   13. Anesthesia and Pain Therapy for Surgery of Chest Wall Deformities

       • Maria Vittinghoff, Anton Gutmann

       Pages 175-187

3. Clinical Investigations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189

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   2. Preoperative Assessment of Chest Wall Deformities

      • Seth D. Goldstein, Paul M. Colombani

      Pages 191-195

   3. Index for Measurement of Pectus Excavatum

      • Shawn D. St. Peter

      Pages 197-201

   4. Anthrometric Index for Pectus Excavatum

      • Eduardo Baldassari Rebeis, José Ribas Milanez de Campos

      Pages 203-212

   5. Spiral Computed Tomography

      • Erich Sorantin, Sabine Weissensteiner

      Pages 213-226

   6. Structured Light Technique for Measurement of Pectus Excavatum

      • Marcin Witkowski, Wojciech Glinkowski

      Pages 227-236

Chest wall deformities encompass a variety of congenital and acquired pathologies that affect the pediatric and the adult population. This comprehensive work offers detailed state of the art information on the changing paradigms in ultrastructural evaluation, diagnosis, clinical investigation, and treatment and reflects the shift towards conservative and minimally invasive treatment options. The combination of concise descriptions and high-quality images will provide the reader with a clear understanding of all relevant concepts. Diagnostic and imaging modalities are analysed in depth, and surgical procedures are explained step by step with the aid of clear, informative illustrations. Experts in the management of chest wall deformities from all over the world have contributed their experiences and approaches, making this a unique textbook in the field and an ideal reference work for clinicians and surgeons.​

• Anterior thoracic wall deformities
• Chest wall defects
• Pectus carinatum
• Pectus excavatum
• Thoracic cage deformities

• Consultant Pediatric Surgeon Chelsea Children’s Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

  Amulya K. Saxena

Amulya Kumar Saxena is a Consultant Pediatric Surgeon at the Chelsea Children’s Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College London, United Kingdom. He graduated summa-cum-laude from the Medical University of Pecs, Hungary, and subsequently specialized in Pediatric Surgery at the Westfälische Wilhelms University Münster, Germany, later becoming Chief Consultant Pediatric Surgeon. He was later the Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Austria, during which he was also Head of the Experimental Fetal Surgery and the Tissue Engineering Unit. Amulya Saxena has been the recipient of various awards for his scientific contributions in Pediatric Surgery and associated Research. He has been an invited guest professor/lecturer at various departments of pediatric surgery across the world and is a member of various International and National Scientific societies. He is a regular contributor at international conferences and the author of more than 140 original articles in peer-reviewed journals.

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