Can surgical repair for pectus excavatum contribute to lung growth?
Yuki ItoHidemi SuzukiYoshitaro SasaharaNobuyuki MitsukawaIchiro YoshinoPublished in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (2021)
A significant increase in the weight of the lung after surgical correction suggests that the growth of the lung parenchyma is associated with the correction of chest deformity in younger patients with pectus excavatum.