Name: Pectus Carinatum - Hisar Intercontinental Hospital
Uploaded: 2023-03-17T10:45:51+03:00
Description: Choose the best, for your chest!

Choose the best, for your chest!

Pectus carinatum is the protruding deformity of the chest wall. It is seen less frequently than pectus excavatum.
Pectus carinatum occurs in the form of unilateral or bilateral involvement of the rib cartilage and structural disruption in the upper or lower projection of the sternum. Our expert pectus surgery in Turkey – transforming chests and lives.

Symptoms

Symptoms may change for every individual and depending on disease level.
These are:

Fatigue
Difficulty in breathing
Chest pain
Fast heartbeat
Frequent respiratory tract infections

Surgical Techniques For Chest Wall Deformities

Modified Ravitch Technique

Modified Ravitch surgery is a surgical procedure used to correct the deformity of the chest wall known as pectus excavatum. For this procedure, an incision is made in the mid-chest region. The abnormal cartilage is removed and the rib cage is pushed down.

The length of hospital stay after this surgery, depends on the patient’s condition and pain control.

The surgery involves an incision on the chest and dissection of the breastbone and surrounding cartilage.
Benefits include improved chest shape, breathing, and self-esteem.
Recovery takes several weeks and involves limited physical activity.
Candidates have moderate to severe pectus excavatum and are in good health.
A consultation with a surgeon is necessary to determine candidacy.

Abramson Procedure

Abramson surgery is a minimally invasive procedure performed through small incisions. It takes about 30-45 minutes and general anesthesia is applied.
During the surgery, small incisions are made on both sides of the chest, as in the Nuss surgery. Through these incisions, the Lorenz bar, which was prepared specifically for the patient, is placed between the breast bone and the muscle tissue and pressed down. The operation ends with the fixation of the bar to the ribs on both sides of the chest wall.

The surgery involves an incision along the breastbone, removal of a portion of cartilage, and reshaping of the remaining cartilage and bone.
Benefits include improved chest shape, breathing, and self-esteem.
Recovery takes several weeks and involves limited physical activity.
Candidates have moderate to severe pectus excavatum and are in good health.
A consultation with a surgeon is necessary to determine candidacy.

Preop Tests

Electrocardiogram (ECG) (If necessary Echo)
Pulmonary function tests to check for breathing problems
CT scan or MRI of the chest

Why Hisar Intercontinental Hospital?

Materials

We only use FDA approved American brands in our surgeries.

We prefer products such as trocar, energy device, stapler and single use products to every patient.

Products we use;

Trocar: Medtronic,
Energy Devices: Medtronic, Ethicon
Staplers: Medtronic

Technique

Abramson Procedure:

Closed minimally invasive technique
Lorenz bar insertiona (over breast bone)

Modified Ravitch Technique:

Excision of deformed rib cartilage.
Incision of breastbone as needed and stabilization with wire.

Hospital

Hisar Intercontinental Hospital is among the top 10 best hospitals in Turkey and has an international JCI certificate from United States, which is awarded only to the best hospitals in the world.

Rooms

Private and suite rooms in hotel comfort. Everything has been considered for the patient and companion. The companion can stay with the patient and 3 meals are included in the package.

Experience

We have been performing thoracic surgery for 25 years.

- In thoracic surgery 10.000+ (100+ lung transplant cases)
- In Pectus Carinatum 150+ surgeries

All Inclusive System

Our packages include;

Pre-op Tests
Hospital Stay
Hotel Stay 5-Star
Airport Transfers
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Who Will Perform The Operation?

Assoc. Prof. Erkan Yıldırım MD, FETCs, PhD

Thoracic and Lung Transplant Surgeon

He started working as a surgeon in Thoracic Surgery Clinic of Ankara Numune Teaching and Research Hospital in 2000. He became Chief Resident in the same hospital in 2001. He worked as a observer thoracic surgeon in Zurih University (Switzerland) in 2002, Toronto University (Canada) in 2004, Leuven University (Belgium) in 2008 and Kyoto University (Japan) in November 2012.
He successfully completed the examination of European Board Certification for Thoracic Surgery (EBTCS), which was performed in 10th Congress of European Society for Thoracic Surgeons in 2002, and became a Fellow of the European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons (FETCS).
Assoc. Prof. Erkan Yıldırım, M.D. gained “Turkish Thoracic Surgery Proficiency Certification” in 2003.
Completed scientific file stage of “Associate Professorship Exam” for Thoracic Surgery in 2007.
He was awarded with the Title “LUNG TRANSPLANTATION FELLOW” between 2007-2008 (Toronto University, TORONTO LUNG TRANSPLANT PROGRAM / CANADA, active participation in 85 recipient patient surgeries and approximately 100 donor patient surgeries, moreover 4 clinical studies (one study was his own project entirely)).
He is the owner of the FIRST international clinical study on “Lung Transplant” in Turkey which was published in January 2009 (“Methods of Lung transplantation and lung volume reducing surgeries” (Proc AM Thorac Soc. 2009 Jan 15;6(1):66-78).
He has been working as a study referee for THKDC-Turkish Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery- Journal and EJCTS- European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery since 2002.
He has been actively conducting four patent researches together with the Boğaziçi Biomedical Engineering Department.
He participated and performed presentations in dozens of congresses including 40 international congresses and 25 local congresses.

About Hisar Intercontinental Hospital

The aim of the our hospital is to provide the highest patient satisfaction through diagnostic and treatment units using advanced medical technologies at affordable prices.