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Thoracic cage flatness

MedGen UID:
538364
•Concept ID:
C0264175
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Alar chest; Flat chest; Pterygoid chest
SNOMED CT: Flat chest (3274008); Alar chest (3274008); Pterygoid chest (3274008)
 
HPO: HP:6000327

Definition

The anteroposterior dimension of the chest on the lateral radiograph is often relatively narrow compared with the chest width on the frontal radiograph. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVThoracic cage flatness

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Impact of flat chest on cadaveric lung transplantation: postoperative pulmonary function and survival.
Miyahara S, Chen-Yoshikawa TF, Motoyama H, Nakajima D, Hamaji M, Aoyama A, Date H
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019 Feb 1;55(2):316-322. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy248. PMID: 29986004
The "Flat Diaphragm": Does the Degree of Curvature of the Diaphragm on Postoperative X-Ray Predict Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Recurrence?
Short HL, Clifton MS, Arps K, Travers C, Loewen J, Schlager A
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2018 Apr;28(4):476-480. Epub 2018 Jan 3 doi: 10.1089/lap.2017.0228. PMID: 29297742
An evaluation of operative outcome in patients with funnel chest diagnosed by means of the computed tomogram.
Nakahara K, Ohno K, Miyoshi S, Maeda H, Monden Y, Kawashima Y
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1987 Apr;93(4):577-82. PMID: 3561006

Diagnosis

Impact of flat chest on cadaveric lung transplantation: postoperative pulmonary function and survival.
Miyahara S, Chen-Yoshikawa TF, Motoyama H, Nakajima D, Hamaji M, Aoyama A, Date H
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019 Feb 1;55(2):316-322. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy248. PMID: 29986004
The "Flat Diaphragm": Does the Degree of Curvature of the Diaphragm on Postoperative X-Ray Predict Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Recurrence?
Short HL, Clifton MS, Arps K, Travers C, Loewen J, Schlager A
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2018 Apr;28(4):476-480. Epub 2018 Jan 3 doi: 10.1089/lap.2017.0228. PMID: 29297742
An evaluation of operative outcome in patients with funnel chest diagnosed by means of the computed tomogram.
Nakahara K, Ohno K, Miyoshi S, Maeda H, Monden Y, Kawashima Y
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1987 Apr;93(4):577-82. PMID: 3561006

Therapy

Impact of flat chest on cadaveric lung transplantation: postoperative pulmonary function and survival.
Miyahara S, Chen-Yoshikawa TF, Motoyama H, Nakajima D, Hamaji M, Aoyama A, Date H
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019 Feb 1;55(2):316-322. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy248. PMID: 29986004

Prognosis

The "Flat Diaphragm": Does the Degree of Curvature of the Diaphragm on Postoperative X-Ray Predict Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Recurrence?
Short HL, Clifton MS, Arps K, Travers C, Loewen J, Schlager A
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2018 Apr;28(4):476-480. Epub 2018 Jan 3 doi: 10.1089/lap.2017.0228. PMID: 29297742
An evaluation of operative outcome in patients with funnel chest diagnosed by means of the computed tomogram.
Nakahara K, Ohno K, Miyoshi S, Maeda H, Monden Y, Kawashima Y
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1987 Apr;93(4):577-82. PMID: 3561006

Clinical prediction guides

The "Flat Diaphragm": Does the Degree of Curvature of the Diaphragm on Postoperative X-Ray Predict Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Recurrence?
Short HL, Clifton MS, Arps K, Travers C, Loewen J, Schlager A
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2018 Apr;28(4):476-480. Epub 2018 Jan 3 doi: 10.1089/lap.2017.0228. PMID: 29297742

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