"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Funnel Chest" by people in Profiles.
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Use of magnets in pediatric surgery. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2024 Feb; 33(1):151381.
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Association of Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation During Nuss Procedure With Complications and Costs. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 10; 116(4):803-809.
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Variations in Nuss Procedure Operative Techniques and Complications: A Retrospective Review. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug; 32(4):357-362.
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Commentary: Stepping Up to the Sternal Plate - Combining a Modified Ravitch Approach for Pectus Excavatum With Complex Cardiac Surgery. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021; 33(4):1156-1157.
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Cryoanalgesia enhances recovery from minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum resulting in reduced length of stay: A case-matched analysis of NSQIP-Pediatric patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jul; 56(7):1099-1102.
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Intercostal cryoablation during Nuss procedure: A large volume single surgeon's experience and outcomes. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Dec; 56(12):2229-2234.
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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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Postoperative pain control modalities for pectus excavatum repair: A prospective observational study of cryoablation compared to results of a randomized trial of epidural vs patient-controlled analgesia. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Aug; 55(8):1444-1447.
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Epidural versus PCA Pain Management after Pectus Excavatum Repair: A Multi-Institutional Prospective Randomized Trial. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Oct; 30(5):465-471.
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Perioperative Management and In-Hospital Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum: A Multicenter Registry Report From the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network. Anesth Analg. 2019 02; 128(2):315-327.