Open AccessPectus carinatum: When less is more.
Author(s) -
Marcelo Martı́nez-Ferro,
Gastón Bellía-Munzón,
Ivan Schewitz,
L Toselli
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
african journal of thoracic and critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-0205
pISSN - 2617-0191
DOI - 10.7196/ajtccm.2019.v25i3.019
Subject(s) - pectus carinatum , modalities , medicine , surgery , pectus excavatum , social science , sociology
Awareness of pectus carinatum has increased among the medical community over the last several decades, as innovative options for nonsurgical treatments have become more widely known. Management alternatives have shifted from open resective to minimally invasive strategies, and finally, to reshaping the chest using both surgical and non-surgical modalities. We aim to review the evolution of the diagnosis and treatment of pectus carinatum up to its current management.