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Tórax excavado - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Tórax en embudo

Definición:

Es una formación anómala de la caja torácica que le da al pecho una apariencia hundida o deprimida.

Consideraciones:

El tórax excavado es una anomalía congénita (presente al nacer) que puede ser leve o severa.

Esta afección es causada por un crecimiento excesivo del tejido conectivo que une las costillas al esternón, lo cual ocasiona una malformación hacia el interior de este último. El niño presenta clásicamente una depresión en el centro del tórax sobre el esternón que puede parecer bastante profunda.

Si el padecimiento es severo, puede afectar el corazón y los pulmones, haciendo que el ejercicio sea difícil. Además, debido a su apariencia, un tórax excavado puede provocar dificultades psicológicas para el niño.

El tórax excavado puede presentarse como la única anomalía o junto con otros síndromes.

Causas:

El tórax excavado a menudo se presenta por sí solo sin ningún antecedente familiar ni otros defectos o problemas. Otras causas abarcan:

  • Reviewed last on: 11/15/2009
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Tzelepis GE, McCool FD. The lungs and chest wall disease. In: Mason RJ, Murray JF, Broaddus VC, Nadel JA. Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa; 2005:chap 83.

Sugarbaker DJ, Lukanich JM. Chest wall and pleura. In: Townsend CM Jr., Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 57.

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