Overview
- Covers exclusively the current treatment modalities for chest wall deformities, pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum
- Written by renowned experts with extensive experience in this field together with contributions from specialists such as chest physicians, cardiologists, pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists, pain management teams, plastic surgeons and prosthetic departments
- Essential resource for cardiac and thoracic surgeons, healthcare workers and also trainees??
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About this book
Chest wall deformities are a common occurrence, the commonest being pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum. The treatment for these is provided by very few centers and there is a decline in expertise especially in the UK due to rationing. When patients approach their GP they are mostly turned away and asked to live with it due to a lack of awareness and treatment modalities.
The Editors have extensive experience in this field and will invite authors from other specialties, i.e. chest physicians, cardiologist, pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists, pain management team, plastic surgeons and prosthetic departments, to contribute their views and solutions to the book.
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
Reviews
“This is an excellent presentation of chest wall deformities and their treatment. … This is an excellent resource for thoracic and pediatric surgeons as well as pediatricians, pulmonologists, and other practitioners involved in the treatment of these patients. … It offers a comprehensive discussion of all aspects of chest wall deformities in a succinct, detailed, and well-written book.” (Michael Bates, Doody’s Book Reviews, July, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Shyam Kolveker is Senior Surgeon at the Heart Hospital, he is experienced in beating heart surgery, mitral valve repair and surgery for atrial fibrillation. He is an experienced thoracic surgeon with special interest in video assisted surgery for lung and diaphragm.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Chest Wall Deformities and Corrective Procedures
Editors: Shyam Kolvekar, Hans Pilegaard
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23968-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-23966-8Published: 21 December 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79563-8Published: 30 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-23968-2Published: 11 December 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 170
Number of Illustrations: 109 b/w illustrations, 24 illustrations in colour
Topics: Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cardiac Surgery