How to correct pectus excavatum of newborn?

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I am 20 years old to 14 years old and found that I have become pectus excavatum, but I haven't treated it in time. Now I am 20 years old and I don't know if I can correct it. So I suggest that you should correct it in time when you find pectus excavatum of newborn. Now I will tell you my experience.

How to correct pectus excavatum of newborn?

The diagnosis of pectus excavatum and chicken breast should be made by chest inspection. In order to determine whether there are indications for surgical treatment, chest X-ray examination and cardio cerebral function test should also be carried out. Pectus excavatum and chicken breast complicated with severe cardiopulmonary dysfunction are rare. Children with mild deformity can be corrected with age and physical development. This situation does not need special treatment, can be observed after 3-5 years old, and pay attention to the prevention and treatment of primary rickets.

For severe malformations, especially pectus excavatum complicated with severe cardiopulmonary dysfunction, surgical treatment should be given. This kind of operation should be treated by experienced doctors in specialized hospitals.

Traditional treatment: the operation of pectus excavatum correction in foreign countries began in the 1970s, and it was also carried out in China in the 1980s. The operation of young children is gradually mature in the 1990s. In the past, the conventional method for the treatment of pectus excavatum was to cut a window about 10 cm longitudinally and transversely in the anterior chest, remove the deformed ribs, and then fix them with steel needles. Surgical trauma, bleeding, and because the integrity of the child's chest is destroyed, a short period of time seriously affected lung function, can cause bronchial obstruction, atelectasis, leading to severe hypoxia.

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In the 1970s, the youngest patients in foreign countries were about 4-5 years old. At present, the best age of operation depends on the condition of hospital and the level of surgeon. Experts believe that according to the characteristics of bone in children, the best time to correct pectus excavatum is at the age of 2-4 years old, and the operation at a low age does not affect the development of children. At present, 1-3 years old children do this kind of operation, most of the effect is very good.