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Pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum represent the most frequent chest wall deformations. However, the pathogenesis is still poorly understood and research results remain inconsistent. To focus on the recent state of knowledge, we summarize and critically discuss the pathological concepts based on the history of these entities, beginning with the first description in the sixteenth century. Based on the early clinical descriptions, we review and discuss the different pathogenetic hypotheses. To open new perspectives for the potential pathomechanisms, the embryonic and foetal development of the ribs and the sternum is highlighted following the understanding that the origin of these deformities is given by the disruption in the maturation of the parasternal region. In the second, different therapeutical techniques are highlighted and based on the pathogenetic hypotheses and the embryological knowledge potential new biomaterial-based perspectives with interesting insights for tissue engineering-based treatment options are presented.
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Christoph Brochhausen
Salmai Turial
Felix Müller
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
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www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69d72b2e3f906f6a06bef8e5 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivs045