Body measurement changes in adults with pectus excavatum after the Nuss procedure: a study of 272 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common congenital abnormality of the chest wall. Most patients with PE have slim bodies. Some studies have been conducted on the physical growth of children and adolescents who underwent the Nuss procedure. This study aimed to evaluate body measurement changes in adult patients with PE after the Nuss procedure.

Methods

A total of 272 adult PE patients, who underwent the Nuss procedure and pectus bars removal from August 2014 to December 2020, were evaluated retrospectively. Body measurement [body height (BH), body weight (BW), and body mass index (BMI)] of the patients were collected before Nuss repair and after bar removal. We used the interquartile range (IQR) to identify and exclude outliers. Associations between changes in bod

SUBMITTER: Htut N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10845464 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature