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Results 1 - 10 of 25 for Pectus excavatum
  1. Pectus excavatum 
    Pectus excavatum is a medical term that describes an abnormal formation of the rib cage that gives the ... Pectus excavatum occurs while a baby is developing in the womb. It can also develop in a baby ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003320.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Pectus excavatum repair 
    Pectus excavatum repair is surgery to correct pectus excavatum . This is a congenital (present at birth) deformity of the front of the chest wall that causes a sunken breastbone (sternum) and ribs. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002949.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Pectus excavatum (image) 
    Pectus excavatum is a condition in which the "breast bone" (sternum) appears sunken and the chest concave. It ... condition (isolated findings). However, some genetic conditions include pectus excavatum.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2927.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Pectus excavatum repair - series (image) 
    Pectus excavatum is a deformity of the front of the chest wall with depression of the breastbone (sternum) ... Repair of pectus excavatum may be recommended for: Improved appearance (cosmetic repair) Improved breathing (respiratory function)
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100035_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Pectus excavatum - discharge 
    You or your child had surgery to correct pectus excavatum . This is an abnormal formation of the rib ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000298.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Cartilage Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Cartilage is the tough but flexible tissue that covers the ends of your bones at a joint. It also gives shape and support to other parts of your body, such as ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cartilagedisorders.html - Health Topics
  7. Chest Injuries and Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is the chest? The chest is the part of your body between your neck and your abdomen (belly). The medical term for your chest is thorax. Your chest ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/chestinjuriesanddisorders.html - Health Topics
  8. Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines 
    ... widely spaced eyes (ocular hypertelorism), a sunken chest (pectus excavatum) or protruding chest (pectus carinatum), and short stature. ... abnormal appearance of the chest; they either have pectus excavatum or pectus carinatum.At birth, people with Noonan ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../noonan-syndrome-with-multiple-lentigines - Genetics
  9. Learning about Marfan Syndrome From the National Institutes of Health (National Human Genome Research Institute)  
    Marfan Syndrome/Start Here ... Marfan Syndrome ... Marfan syndrome an inherited disorder of connective tissue occurring once in every 10,000 to 20,000 individuals.
    https://www.genome.gov/Genetic-Disorders/Marfan-Syndrome - External Health Links
  10. Marfan syndrome 
    ... sinks in or sticks out, called funnel chest ( pectus excavatum ) or pigeon breast ( pectus carinatum ) Flat feet Highly arched palate and crowded ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000418.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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