Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8669895 | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Pectus excavatum (PEXT) consists of an overgrowth of the chondral region with posterior displacement of the inferior part of the sternum, resulting in a concave chest deformity. Characteristic clinical and imaging findings may occur, depending on the compression that right cardiac chambers suffer, when squeezed between the sternum and the column vertebrae.
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Authors
Eftychios Siniorakis, Spyridon Arvanitakis, Panagiotis Tzevelekos, Stamatia Panta, Apostolos Balanis, Fotini Aivalioti, Sotiria Limberi,