RESULTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PECTUS EXCAVATUM IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.

Unlabelled: Congenital pectus excavatum (PE) takes the first place among the deformation of the chest, accompanied by violations of the cardiorespiratory system and various cosmetic defects. A radical way to eliminate the deformation of the chest is surgical correction-thoracoplasty.

Material And Methods: This study was performed on the results of surgical treatment of 183 patients with various forms of PE at the age of 3 to 18 years.

[Surgical treatment of pectus carinatum in children].

Aim: To improve the results of surgical treatment of pectus carinatum.

Material And Methods: The work included 47 pectus carinatum patients aged 3-15 years for the period from 2000 to 2015. All patients were divided into 2 groups depending on surgical approach: control group - 23 (48.