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ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2026

Beyond bar configuration: redefining pectus excavatum repair from deformity correction to complete chest wall remodeling.

Chiel J Franssen, Jean H T Daemen, Elise J van Polen, Philippe J M Pinckaers, Dawn Jaroszewski, Lisa E McMahon, Marcelo Martinez-Ferro, Manuel López, Joel Dunning, Karel W E Hulsewé and 2 more

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Article in Journal of thoracic disease, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Chiel J FranssenDivision of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4457-5570
Jean H T DaemenDivision of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4878-3951
Elise J van PolenDivision of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9458-4014
Philippe J M PinckaersDivision of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0657-6505
Dawn JaroszewskiDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5650-0691
Lisa E McMahonDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Phoenix Children's, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Marcelo Martinez-FerroClínica Mi Pectus, Fundacion Hospitalaria Children's Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7704-0092
Manuel LópezDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Joel DunningDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8792-5089
Karel W E HulsewéDivision of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8131-1895
Yvonne L J VissersDivision of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2890-8390
Erik R de LoosDivision of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6313-2658

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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chest wall remodelingminimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE)Pectus excavatum

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PMID42866180
PMCPMC13655872

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