"Funnel Chest" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A developmental anomaly in which the lower sternum is posteriorly dislocated and concavely deformed, resulting in a funnel-shaped thorax.
| Descriptor ID |
D005660
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.099.386 C05.660.386 C16.131.621.386
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| Concept/Terms |
Funnel Chest- Funnel Chest
- Chest, Funnel
- Chests, Funnel
- Funnel Chests
- Pectus Excavatum
- Excavatum, Pectus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Funnel Chest" by people in Profiles.
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Preoperative resource utilization prior to minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum. Am J Surg. 2021 Sep; 222(3):650-653.
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Quantifying postoperative sleep loss associated with increased pain in children undergoing a modified Nuss operation. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Sep; 55(9):1846-1849.
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Measuring the impact of surgical intervention on pediatric pectus excavatum using white light scanning. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Nov; 54(11):2261-2267.
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Repetitive Imaging following Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum Is Unnecessary. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Oct; 29(5):408-411.
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A novel technique to measure severity of pediatric pectus excavatum using white light scanning. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Apr; 54(4):656-662.
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Are Foley catheters needed after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum? Surgery. 2018 04; 163(4):854-856.
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Pulmonary function following surgical repair of pectus excavatum: a meta-analysis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Oct; 30(4):637-43.
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Cardiovascular function following surgical repair of pectus excavatum: a metaanalysis. Chest. 2006 Aug; 130(2):506-16.