Pectus excavatum, the most frequent congenital chest wall deformity, may be rarely
observed as a sole deformity or as a sign of an underlying connective tissue disorder. To …

Historically, pectus excavatum (PE) was reported to be congenital, but in our experience
only 22% are noticed in the first decade of life. Thus far, genetic studies support an …

OBJECTIVES The optimal age for the repair of pectus excavatum using minimally invasive
technique has yet to be determined. We hypothesized that the early repair of pectus …

Background: In cases of congenital chest wall deformities, it is important to maintain the
flexibility of the chest wall after rib cartilage resection. In this study, we aimed to determine …

Background The chest wall deformity is a well-known complication following costal cartilage
harvest with the biomechanical factor considered to be a cause of this donor-site morbidity …

Background Chest deformity is a potential complication associated with auricular
reconstruction using autologous costal cartilage. The impact of the incision size employed …

Objective: After surgical correction of thoracic wall deformities, promoting
neochondrogenesis in the perichondrial bed is very important for obtaining a flexible chest …

Background: Ravitch repair is a common surgical procedure to correct chest wall
deformities. In this procedure, a subperichondreal cartilage resection of the deformed …

Background: This experimental study evaluated possible effects of hyperbaric oxygen
treatment on cartilage regeneration in the perichondrial bed of costal cartilage in a rabbit …

Background: In this study we aimed to compare the effects of leaving the perichondrial
sheaths open, closing the sheaths reciprocally, and leaving the resected cartilages in the …