Chest Wall Deformities and Corrective Procedures

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Introduction

   • Shyam K. Kolvekar

   Pages 1-5

3. Developmental and Epidemiology

   • Shyam K. Kolvekar, Natalie L. Simon, Trupti Kolvekar

   Pages 7-12

4. History

   • Natalie L. Simon, Trupti Kolvekar, Shyam K. Kolvekar

   Pages 13-16

5. Pectus Excavatum

   • Shyam K. Kolvekar, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos

   Pages 17-20

6. Pectus Carinatum

   • Shyam K. Kolvekar, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos

   Pages 21-23

7. Investigations for Chest Wall Deformities

   • Rajeev Shukla, Trupti Kolvekar, Shyam K. Kolvekar

   Pages 25-34

8. Indexes for Pectus Deformities

   • Marcelo Martinez-Ferro

   Pages 35-60

9. Traditional Treatment for Chest-Wall Deformities and Novel Treatment Methods

   • Natalie L. Simon, Shyam K. Kolvekar

   Pages 61-66

10. Minimal Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum

    • Hans K. Pilegaard

    Pages 67-70

11. Personal Experience in Minimally Invasive Treatment of Pectus Carinatum

    • Mustafa Yuksel

    Pages 71-77

12. Pain Management in the Surgical Correction of Chest Wall Deformities

    • Elizabeth M. C. Ashley

    Pages 79-85

13. Cardiopulmonary Function in Relation to Pectus Excavatum

    • Marie Maagaard, Hans K. Pilegaard

    Pages 87-90

14. Other Chest Wall Deformities

    • Shyam K. Kolvekar, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos

    Pages 91-97

15. Acquired Chest Wall Deformities and Corrections

    • Herbert J. Witzke, Natalie L. Simon, Shyam K. Kolvekar

    Pages 99-108

16. Revision of Prior Failed/Recurrent Pectus Excavatum Surgery

    • Dawn E. Jaroszewski, Kevin J. Johnson

    Pages 109-127

17. Role of Plastic Surgery in Chest Wall Corrections

    • Simon Withey, Robert A. Pearl

    Pages 129-135

18. Non-surgical Treatment for Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum

    • Frank-Martin Haecker, Marcelo Martinez-Ferro

    Pages 137-160

19. Patient Experience Before and After Treatment: Psychological Effects and Patients’ Personal Experience

    • Shyam K. Kolvekar, Natalie L. Simon, Trupti Kolvekar

    Pages 161-167

20. Back Matter

    Pages 169-170

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​This book discusses predominantly pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum, its variation and the treatment modalities available, including minimally invasive surgery. This will help to increase awareness of the available treatment options to doctors and healthcare workers but will also help trainee cardiac and thoracic surgeons. It is also an essential reference book for those already practicing.

​Chest wall deformities are a common occurrence, the commonest being pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum. The treatment for these is provided by very few centers and there is a decline in expertise especially in the UK due to rationing. When patients approach their GP they are mostly turned away and asked to live with it due to a lack of awareness and treatment modalities.  


The Editors have extensive experience in this field and will invite authors from other specialties, i.e. chest physicians, cardiologist, pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists, pain management team, plastic surgeons and prosthetic departments, to contribute their views and solutions to the book.

• Chest Wall Deformities
• Cobbler's Chest
• Funnel Chest
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Pectus Carinatum
• Pectus Excavatum
• thoracic surgery

“This is an excellent presentation of chest wall deformities and their treatment. … This is an excellent resource for thoracic and pediatric surgeons as well as pediatricians, pulmonologists, and other practitioners involved in the treatment of these patients. … It offers a comprehensive discussion of all aspects of chest wall deformities in a succinct, detailed, and well-written book.” (Michael Bates, Doody’s Book Reviews, July, 2016)

• Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, The Heart Hospital UCLH , London, United Kingdom

  Shyam Kolvekar

• Aarhus University Hospital, Associate. Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus, Denmark

  Hans Pilegaard

Professor Hans Pilegaard is a consultant at the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Department at the Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark. He is Chairman of the Danish Surgical Lung Cancer group, and has been Chairman of the Danish Society of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Pilegaard has performed over 1000 cardiac operations and 3000 thoracic operations including heart and lung transplantation. Over the last 8 years he has specialized in Thoracic Surgery.

Shyam Kolveker is Senior Surgeon at the Heart Hospital, he is experienced in beating heart surgery, mitral valve repair and surgery for atrial fibrillation. He is an experienced thoracic surgeon with special interest in video assisted surgery for lung and diaphragm.

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