Prevalence of comorbidities in a surgical pectus excavatum population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pectus excavatum is the most common chest wall deformity and is associated to various connective tissue, cardiopulmonary, and skeletal abnormalities. Several conditions and syndromes have been associated to pectus excavatum, although the overall health implications of the pectus excavatum phenotype are unclear. Therefore, in this study we aimed to examine the health implications of the pectus excavatum phenotype by assessing all comorbidities and previous medical conditions in a cohort of patients undergoing pectus excavatum surgery.

Methods

This single-centre retrospective prevalence study included 1,046 patients undergoing minimal invasive repair of pectus excavatum from 2001 to 2012. Hospital medical charts were assessed and comorbidities and previous medical c

SUBMITTER: Media AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8024824 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature