CHEST WALL DEFORMITIES AND CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES

• Covers exclusively the current treatment modalities for chest wall deformities, pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum
• Written by renowned experts with extensive experience in this field together with contributions from specialists such as chest physicians, cardiologists, pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists, pain management teams, plastic surgeons and prosthetic departments
• Essential resource for cardiac and thoracic surgeons, healthcare workers and also trainees

This book discusses predominantly pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum, its variation and the treatment modalities available, including minimally invasive surgery. This will help to increase awareness of the available treatment options to doctors and healthcare workers but will also help trainee cardiac and thoracic surgeons. It is also an essential reference book for those already practicing.

Chest wall deformities are a common occurrence, the commonest being pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum. The treatment for these is provided by very few centers and there is a decline in expertise especially in the UK due to rationing. When patients approach their GP they are mostly turned away and asked to live with it due to a lack of awareness and treatment modalities.

The Editors have extensive experience in this field and will invite authors from other specialties, i.e. chest physicians, cardiologist, pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists, pain management team, plastic surgeons and prosthetic departments, to contribute their views and solutions to the book.

Authors
• Professor Hans Pilegaard is a consultant at the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Department at the Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark. He is Chairman of the Danish Surgical Lung Cancer group, and has been Chairman of the Danish Society of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Pilegaard has performed over 1000 cardiac operations and 3000 thoracic operations including heart and lung transplantation. Over the last 8 years he has specialized in Thoracic Surgery.
• Shyam Kolveker is Senior Surgeon at the Heart Hospital, he is experienced in beating heart surgery, mitral valve repair and surgery for atrial fibrillation. He is an experienced thoracic surgeon with special interest in video assisted surgery for lung and diaphragm.

Table of contents (18 chapters)
1. Introduction
2. Developmental and Epidemiology
3. History
4. Pectus Excavatum
5. Pectus Carinatum
6. Investigations for Chest Wall Deformities
7. Indexes for Pectus Deformities
8. Traditional Treatment for Chest-Wall Deformities and Novel Treatment Methods
9. Minimal Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum
10. Personal Experience in Minimally Invasive Treatment of Pectus Carinatum
11. Pain Management in the Surgical Correction of Chest Wall Deformities
12. Cardiopulmonary Function in Relation to Pectus Excavatum
13. Other Chest Wall Deformities
14. Acquired Chest Wall Deformities and Corrections
15. Revision of Prior Failed/Recurrent Pectus Excavatum Surgery
16. Role of Plastic Surgery in Chest Wall Corrections
17. Non-surgical Treatment for Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum
18. Patient Experience Before and After Treatment: Psychological Effects and Patients’ Personal Experience