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Funnel Chest

Funnel Chest: Introduction

Funnel Chest: Depression of the breast bone - sunken chest appearance. The condition is usually a congenital deformity but may occur in association with conditions such as rickets, Marfan syndrome and Poland syndrome. Severe cases may result in breathing problems or may affect heart function. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Funnel Chest is available below.

Symptoms of Funnel Chest

• Sunken chest appearance
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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Funnel Chest:

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Funnel Chest?

• Hidden causes of Funnel Chest (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Funnel Chest: Related Patient Stories

• Pectus Excavatum
• mom of teen with pectus excavatum

Causes of Funnel Chest

• Turner's syndrome
• Cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency
• Oral-facial-digital syndrome type 3
• Orofaciodigital syndrome type 4
• Aarskog syndrome
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See full list of 14 causes of Funnel Chest

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More information about causes of Funnel Chest:

• Funnel Chest as a symptom

Less Common Symptoms of Funnel Chest

• Impaired heart function
• Impaired lung function
• Chest pain
• Back pain
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Funnel Chest: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Funnel Chest

Medical research articles related to Funnel Chest include:

• Cardiovascular examination
• Minimal Access Surgery (Overview)
• Cardiovascular History and Examination
• Pectus Excavatum (Overview)
• Marfan Syndrome (Overview)
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Research about Funnel Chest

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Clinical Trials for Funnel Chest

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Funnel Chest include:

• "A Multicenter Study Comparing the Clinical Outcomes of the Nuss and Ravitch Procedures for Repair Of Pediatric Pectus Excavatum - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Multicenter Study Comparing the Clinical Outcomes of The Nuss and Ravitch Procedures for Repair Of Pediatric Pectus Excavatum - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

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Funnel Chest: Broader Related Topics

• Chest conditions
• Bone or skeletal conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Rib conditions
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Types of Funnel Chest

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Definitions of Funnel Chest:

A developmental anomaly in which the lower sternum is posteriorly dislocated and concavely deformed, resulting in a funnel-shaped thorax. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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