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Can you live with pectus excavatum?
Pectus excavatum (funnel chest) is when your child’s breastbone is pressed inwards and they have a dip between their ribs. The deformity may be symmetrical (the same on both sides) or may be more prominent on one side of the chest. Some children with funnel chest will live a normal life.
How do I know if my pectus excavatum is bad?
A doctor may take measurements of a person’s sunken chest and track it over time to determine if it’s getting worse. People with severe pectus excavatum may experience shortness of breath and chest pain….Sunken chest symptoms
- abnormal heart rhythms.
- poor exercise capacity.
- shortness of breath.
- unexplained fatigue.
What does pectus excavatum look like?
Pectus excavatum is a condition in which a person’s breastbone is sunken into his or her chest. In severe cases, pectus excavatum can look as if the center of the chest has been scooped out, leaving a deep dent.
What happens if you don’t treat pectus excavatum?
While many children with pectus excavatum don’t require any treatment at all, because their condition is so mild, a more severe case can press on the heart and lungs. However, the effects on the heart and lungs are usually minor and typically only occur with extreme exercise.
What age can you treat pectus excavatum?
Background: The ideal time to operate on pectus excavatum (PE) using the Nuss procedure (NP) is between 12 and 18 years of age, because it is more difficult to bend the sternum of older patients and they have more pain and complications.
Is pectus excavatum harmful?
Severe cases of pectus excavatum can compress the heart and lungs or push the heart over to one side. Even mild cases of pectus excavatum can result in self-image problems.
How do I know if my pectus excavatum is severe?
In severe cases of pectus excavatum, the breastbone may compress the lungs and heart….Signs and symptoms may include:
- Decreased exercise tolerance.
- Rapid heartbeat or heart palpitations.
- Recurrent respiratory infections.
- Wheezing or coughing.
- Chest pain.
- Heart murmur.
- Fatigue.
- Dizziness.
How can you tell if you have pectus excavatum?
Pectus excavatum is a Latin term that means “hollowed chest.” People with this congenital condition have a distinctly sunken chest. A concave sternum, or breastbone, may exist at birth. It may also develop later, usually during adolescence. Other… Read More Pectus excavatum is a Latin term that means “hollowed chest.”
What is the pectus support bar?
The Pectus Support Bar provides the surgeon with a means to reposition bony structures (sternum, breastbone) by applying internal force outwardly eliminating the funnel shape deformity. The device should be removed when remodeling is evident.
What is pectus cavernosum?
Pectus excavatum is a congenital deformity of the anterior thoracic wall in which the sternum and rib cage grow abnormally. This produces a caved-in or sunken appearance of the chest.
What is the pectus embrace?
The Pectus emBrace™ from CureVentions is designed exclusively for the treatment of Pectus Carinatum. The device works through implementing pressure gradients with Dynamic Force Plate technology to provide corrective compression over the affected Pectus site.