Talk:Pectus carinatum

Lede

Lede contains assertion that this entity is the opposite to Pectus Excavatum, a assertion that has no basis in medical science. I have made an edit stating it is a distinct entity to pectus excavatum (removed reference to being the opposite ), but this has been reverted. Please justify the reversion to a claim that I cannot find anywhere in many paediatric books and appears non-sensical.Saergmegil (talk) 16:36, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

The problem with your edit, and the reason that I reverted it, is that in addition to changing the wording of one sentence, you damaged multiple references throughout the article. I do not disagree with your new wording. Deli nk (talk) 20:58, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

Please forgve that, I am a new user and a bit clumsy with edits still . Thank you Saergmegil (talk) 06:51, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

External bracing technique

This section is basically copied from . —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.133.41.233 (User ) 04:30, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Modified

Modified what I believe was a simple mistake - article listed Pectus Excavatum where I believe it meant to use Pectus Carinatum (the last such reference in the article).

Non-surgical treatment of Pectus Carinatum with a chest brace has shown excellent results for this predominately benign, cosmetic condition.

benign?

you say it is a predominately benign condition... yet it is known to lead to emphysema, and almost always causes restrictions in the sufferer's ability to inhale and exhale effectively by restricting expansion and reduction of chest cavity volume, espeically during physical activity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikeb147 (talk • contribs)

psychological effects

I'm not sure if there would be enough information on the psychological effects of pectus carinatum, however it is a very important issue to be covered in any obvious deformity. One doctor's work in particular could be used as source material for this (arnold leonard). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikeb147 (talk • contribs)

External links

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External links are not required in Wikipedia articles. They are permitted in limited numbers and in accordance with the policies linked above. If you want to include one or more external links in this article, please link directly to a webpage that provides detailed, encyclopedic information about the disease. Thanks, WhatamIdoing (talk) 03:28, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Big chest

I have a big chest. Could it be because as a child I was a pro swimmer or do I have Pectus carinatum? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.121.68.72 (User ) 10:45, 23 June 2008 (UTC) This isn't the place to post general info. This is for problems with the artclie (dont know if I spelled that right)

Chicken Breast redirects here!

I have a problem with the redirections because i wanted to know what chicken breast is,but I got redirected here!

Thanks for the note. It now redirects to Chicken (food). WhatamIdoing (talk) 01:11, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Causes?

References needed in the causes section.

Reference for Sly Syndrome association with PC: de Kremer RD, Mucopolysaccharidosis type VII (beta-glucuronidase deficiency): a chronic ariant with an oligosymptomatic severe skeletal dysplasia. Am J Med Genet. 1992, Sept 15;44(2):145-52.

Reference for Marfan's Syndrome association with PC: Diop, I B IB, Cardiovascular manifestations of Marfan’s syndrome apropos of 6 cases. Dakar medical. 1994, 39;2 p. 231.

Reference for Morquio Syndrome association with PC: Gösele, S S. Late diagnosis of Morquio syndrome. Clinical histopathological findings in a rare mucopolysaccharidosis. Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde. 217;2 p. 114.

Reference for Noonan syndrome association with PC: Cesur Aydin K, Ozcan I. Noonan syndrome. A review. Minerva Pediatr. 2008 Jun;60(3):343-6.

Reference for scoliosis association with PC: Waters P, Welch K, Micheli LJ, Shamberger R, Hall JE. Scoliosis in children with pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum. J pediatr Orthop. 1989 Sep-Oct;9(5):551-6.

Problem with reference #1

The first reference sited, UCLA's pectus carinatum page, opens an error page, 404 page not found.

Treatment Section Bias

The "Treatment" section seems to have slight bias towards the bracing treatment method. Nearly all of the sub-section on "surgery" sounds like an add for the bracing method. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.173.161.181 (User ) 04:47, 8 November 2011 (UTC)