Chest Wall Deformities

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-662-53086-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 740 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 15551 g

Chest wall deformities encompass a variety of congenital and acquired pathologies that affect the pediatric and the adult population. This comprehensive work offers detailed state of the art information on the changing paradigms in ultrastructural evaluation, diagnosis, clinical investigation, and treatment and reflects the shift towards conservative and minimally invasive treatment options. The combination of concise descriptions and high-quality images will provide the reader with a clear understanding of all relevant concepts. Diagnostic and imaging modalities are analysed in depth, and surgical procedures are explained step by step with the aid of clear, informative illustrations. Experts in the management of chest wall deformities from all over the world have contributed their experiences and approaches, making this a unique textbook in the field and an ideal reference work for clinicians and surgeons.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Saxena, Amulya K.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Radiologie, Bildgebende Verfahren
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Pädiatrische Chirurgie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

GENERAL.- CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS.- HISTOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS.- ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS.- PECTUS EXCAVATUM Minimal access repair.- Thoracoscopic aspects.- The Ravitch Procedure.- Willital-Hegemann procedure Minimal cartilage resection technique Free sternum turnover flap procedure.- Pectus correction using Kirschner wires .- Non-prosthetic surgical repairVacuum treatment.- Magnetic mini-mover procedure.- Macrolane.- Mesh repair procedure.- Metal-free open-repair procedure Nuss procedure in adult patients.- Recurrent pectus excavatum repair.- Free fat transplantation.- PECTUS CARINATUM.- Nonoperative management Dynamic compression system Radiographic markers Minimal invasive endoscopic repair.- Endoscopic Pectus Carinatum Repair Pectus carinatum repair Reactive pectus carinatum in patients treated for pectus excavatum.- OTHER CHEST WALL DEFORMITIES.- PLIER procedure for complex chest wall deformities.- Chest Wall Repair in Poland’s Syndrome Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy Sternal defects.

Über Autor(innen)

Amulya Kumar Saxena is a Consultant Pediatric Surgeon at the Chelsea Children’s Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College London, United Kingdom. He graduated summa-cum-laude from the Medical University of Pecs, Hungary, and subsequently specialized in Pediatric Surgery at the Westfälische Wilhelms University Münster, Germany, later becoming Chief Consultant Pediatric Surgeon. He was later the Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Austria, during which he was also Head of the Experimental Fetal Surgery and the Tissue Engineering Unit. Amulya Saxena has been the recipient of various awards for his scientific contributions in Pediatric Surgery and associated Research. He has been an invited guest professor/lecturer at various departments of pediatric surgery across the world and is a member of various International and National Scientific societies. He is a regular contributor at international conferences and the author of more than 140 original articles in peer-reviewed journals.