"Funnel Chest" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A developmental anomaly in which the lower sternum is posteriorly dislocated and concavely deformed, resulting in a funnel-shaped thorax.
| Descriptor ID |
D005660
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.099.386 C05.660.386 C16.131.621.386
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| Concept/Terms |
Funnel Chest- Funnel Chest
- Chest, Funnel
- Chests, Funnel
- Funnel Chests
- Pectus Excavatum
- Excavatum, Pectus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Funnel Chest" by people in Profiles.
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Cruz-Centeno N, Saenz-Maisonet JF, L?pez-Dones PM, Santiago-Cornier A, Ortiz-Justiniano VN. Mutations in COL1A1 and COL27A1 Associated with a Pectus Excavatum Phenotype in 2 Siblings with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Am J Case Rep. 2022 May 18; 23:e935526.
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Morikawa N, Laferriere N, Koo S, Johnson S, Woo R, Puapong D. Cryoanalgesia in Patients Undergoing Nuss Repair of Pectus Excavatum: Technique Modification and Early Results. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2018 Sep; 28(9):1148-1151.
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Olbrecht VA, Nabaweesi R, Arnold MA, Chandler N, Chang DC, McIltrot KH, Abdullah F, Paidas CN, Colombani PM. Pectus bar repair of pectus excavatum in patients with connective tissue disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Sep; 44(9):1812-6.
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Olbrecht VA, Arnold MA, Nabaweesi R, Chang DC, McIltrot KH, Abdullah F, Paidas CN, Colombani PM. Lorenz bar repair of pectus excavatum in the adult population: should it be done? Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Aug; 86(2):402-8; discussion 408-9.
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Olbrecht VA, Abdullah F, Arnold MA, Nabaweesi R, Chang DC, McIltrot KH, Paidas CN, Colombani PM. Upper sternal depression following Lorenz bar repair of pectus excavatum. Pediatr Surg Int. 2008 Jul; 24(7):843-6.