Chest wall deformities encompass a variety of congenital and acquired pathologies that affect the pediatric and the adult population. This comprehensive work offers detailed state of the art information on the changing paradigms in ultrastructural evaluation, diagnosis, clinical investigation, and treatment and reflects the shift towards conservative and minimally invasive treatment options. The combination of concise descriptions and high-quality images will provide the reader with a clear understanding of all relevant concepts. Diagnostic and imaging modalities are analysed in depth, and surgical procedures are explained step by step with the aid of clear, informative illustrations. Experts in the management of chest wall deformities from all over the world have contributed their experiences and approaches, making this a unique textbook in the field and an ideal reference work for clinicians and surgeons.

GENERAL

CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS
HISTOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS
ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
PECTUS EXCAVATUM Minimal access repair
Thoracoscopic aspects
The Ravitch Procedure
Willital-Hegemann procedure Minimal cartilage resection technique Free sternum turnover flap procedure
Pectus correction using Kirschner wires 
Non-prosthetic surgical repairVacuum treatment
Magnetic mini-mover procedure
Macrolane
Mesh repair procedure
Metal-free open-repair procedure Nuss procedure in adult patients
Recurrent pectus excavatum repair
Free fat transplantation
PECTUS CARINATUM
Nonoperative management Dynamic compression system Radiographic markers Minimal invasive endoscopic repair
Endoscopic Pectus Carinatum Repair Pectus carinatum repair  Reactive pectus carinatum in patients treated for pectus excavatum
OTHER CHEST WALL DEFORMITIES
PLIER procedure for complex chest wall deformities
Chest Wall Repair in Poland's Syndrome Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy Sternal defects.