| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 346 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Deformities of the anterior thoracic wall -- Diagnostics -- Aspects of indication setting for selection of individual therapy and informed consent -- Therapy -- Special techniques in the funnel chest deformity -- Special techniques in the keel chest deformity -- Special techniques in pectus arcuatum and mixed deformities -- Special aspects in females -- Special technique in the Poland syndrome -- Surgery of other congenital anomalies of the anterior thoracic wall -- Complications, special problems -- Actual technical improvements, future aspects -- Final conclusions |
| Summary |
These congenital deformities, funnel or keel chest deformities, as well as Poland syndromes, affect a small group of patients who suffer from aesthetic rather than functional impairment. The wide variety of diagnoses and recommended therapies, mostly surgical procedures, can be very confusing for patients, their parents, physicians and surgeons. In recent years several techniques have been refined and developed to deal with these complex problems, and surgeons with different specialties have been operating on these deformities, mostly as lonely experts in their respective fields. This book should not be seen as an operation atlas but more as a compact survey of a small group of medical conditions and the need for flexible options for an individual therapeutic approach, based on the combined experience of different international specialists. Thus the book is designed for obstetricians, pediatricians, physicians and surgical specialists alike |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Chest -- Abnormalities
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Chest -- Surgery.
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Surgery, Plastic.
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Thoracic Wall -- abnormalities
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Thoracic Wall -- surgery
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Plastic Surgery Procedures -- methods
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Ribs -- abnormalities
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Sternum -- abnormalities
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Surgery, Plastic
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Plastic Surgery Procedures
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MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General.
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Médecine.
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Chest -- Abnormalities
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Chest -- Surgery
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Surgery, Plastic
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Schwabegger, Anton H
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| ISBN |
9783211991381 |
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3211991387 |
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