The modern approach to pectus repair

Schewitz, Ivan Anton

dc.contributor.author	Schewitz, Ivan Anton
dc.date.accessioned	2020-02-07T12:46:11Z
dc.date.available	2020-02-07T12:46:11Z
dc.date.issued	2019-09
dc.description.abstract	Since 1949, the Ravitch repair for pectus excavatum and carinatum was the gold standard. This is a destructive, aggressive procedure, which has a significant recurrence rate when it is poorly performed. When performed in the very young, it can result in an asphyxiating chondrodystrophy. This is a condition in which the chest wall fails to grow owing to the growth plates having been resected, resulting in pulmonary failure as an adult.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Cardiology	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	am2020	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.ajtccm.org.za/index.php/SARJ	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Schewitz, I. 2019, 'The modern approach to pectus repair', African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 130.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	2304-0017 (online)
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73159
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Health and Medical Publishing Group	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2019 Health & Medical Publishing Group. This journal is protected by a Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 4.0).	en_ZA
dc.subject	Chest	en_ZA
dc.subject	Pectus excavatum	en_ZA
dc.subject	Carinatum	en_ZA
dc.subject	Adult	en_ZA
dc.title	The modern approach to pectus repair	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA