 Thoracoplasty
"Thoracoplasty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical removal of ribs, allowing the chest wall to move inward and collapse a diseased lung. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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D013905
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.928.750
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracoplasty" by people in Profiles.
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Boachie-Adjei O, Sackeyfio A, Duah HO, Lenke LG, Sponseller PD, Sucato DJ, Samdani AF, Newton PO, Shah SA, Erickson MA, Wulff I, Sides BA, Gupta MC. Does thoracoplasty adversely affect lung function in complex pediatric spine deformity? A 2-year follow-up review. Spine Deform. 2021 01; 9(1):105-111.
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Loberman D, Rajab TK, Yammine M, Welt FG, Eisenhauer AC, Davidson MJ. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement via Left Anterior Thoracotomy in a Patient With Severe Pectus Excavatum. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jan; 101(1):344-6.
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Hazel K, Weyant MJ. Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction: Management of Complications. Thorac Surg Clin. 2015 Nov; 25(4):517-21.
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Bennett DT, Weyant MJ. Extended chest wall resection and reconstruction in the setting of lung cancer. Thorac Surg Clin. 2014 Nov; 24(4):383-90.
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