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Funnel Chest (Pectus Excavatum) Summary

198 relevant articles (2 outcomes, 13 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: A developmental anomaly in which the lower sternum is posteriorly dislocated and concavely deformed, resulting in a funnel-shaped thorax.

Also Known As: Pectus Excavatum; Chest, Funnel; Chests, Funnel; Excavatum, Pectus; Funnel Chests

Key Drugs and Agents for Funnel Chest

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Cosmetics : 1 outcome 4 studies in 37 results : IBA
  2. Fentanyl (Sublimaze) : 1 outcome 2 studies in 2 results : FDA 21 Generic
  3. Stainless Steel (Steel, Stainless) : 1 study in 3 results : IBA
  4. Morphine (MS Contin) : 1 study in 3 results : FDA 37 Generic
  5. Bupivacaine (Bupivacaine Hydrochloride) : 1 study in 1 result : FDA 48 Generic
  6. Silicones : 14 results : IBA
  7. Collagen : 10 results : IBA
  8. baysilon (polydimethylsiloxane) : 7 results : IBA
  9. Polypropylenes (Polypropylene) : 5 results : IBA
  10. Plastics : 5 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Funnel Chest

  1. Hemorrhage
  2. Cardiac Arrhythmias (Arrythmia)
  3. Heart Diseases (Heart Disease)
  4. Postoperative Pain
  5. Obesity
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Key Therapies for Funnel Chest

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  1. Analgesia : 1 outcome 1 study in 5 results
  2. Epidural Analgesia : 2 studies in 5 results
  3. Patient-Controlled Analgesia (Analgesia, Patient Controlled) : 2 studies in 2 results
  4. Thoracoplasty : 1 study in 9 results
  5. Traction : 1 study in 3 results
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