Pectus Excavatum and Heritable Disorders of the Connective Tissue

Pectus excavatum, the most frequent congenital chest wall deformity, may be rarely observed as a sole deformity or as a sign of an underlying connective tissue disorder. To date, only few studies have described correlations between this deformity and heritable connective tissue disorders such as Mar...

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Main Authors: Tocchioni, Francesca, Ghionzoli, Marco, Messineo, Antonio, Romagnoli, Paolo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3812532/