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Chest Wall Disorder

MedGen UID:
272454
•Concept ID:
C1332928
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Chest Wall Disease

Definition

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the structures of the chest wall. Representative examples include infection, chest wall lipoma, and chest wall lymphoma. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Myocarditis: A Review.
Ammirati E, Moslehi JJ
JAMA 2023 Apr 4;329(13):1098-1113. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.3371. PMID: 37014337
Mechanical ventilation and COPD: from pathophysiology to ventilatory management.
Scaramuzzo G, Ottaviani I, Volta CA, Spadaro S
Minerva Med 2022 Jun;113(3):460-470. doi: 10.23736/S0026-4806.22.07974-5. PMID: 35856181
Atelectasis: mechanisms, diagnosis and management.
Peroni DG, Boner AL
Paediatr Respir Rev 2000 Sep;1(3):274-8. doi: 10.1053/prrv.2000.0059. PMID: 12531090

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Nocturnal mechanical ventilation for chronic hypoventilation in patients with neuromuscular and chest wall disorders.
Annane D, Orlikowski D, Chevret S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Dec 13;2014(12):CD001941. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001941.pub3. PMID: 25503955Free PMC Article
Audit of cardiothoracic diseases seen at the National Cardiothoracic Centre Enugu Nigeria.
Edaigbini SA, Eze JC, Anyanwu CH
Niger J Med 2011 Jul-Sep;20(3):376-9. PMID: 21970222
Home mechanical ventilation in children: retrospective survey of a pediatric population.
Ottonello G, Ferrari I, Pirroddi IM, Diana MC, Villa G, Nahum L, Tuo P, Moscatelli A, Silvestri G
Pediatr Int 2007 Dec;49(6):801-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2007.02463.x. PMID: 18045275
Nocturnal mechanical ventilation for chronic hypoventilation in patients with neuromuscular and chest wall disorders.
Annane D, Orlikowski D, Chevret S, Chevrolet JC, Raphaël JC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007 Oct 17;(4):CD001941. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001941.pub2. PMID: 17943762
Nocturnal mechanical ventilation for chronic hypoventilation in patients with neuromuscular and chest wall disorders.
Annane D, Chevrolet JC, Chevret S, Raphael JC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(2):CD001941. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001941. PMID: 10796839

Diagnosis

Home mechanical ventilation in children: retrospective survey of a pediatric population.
Ottonello G, Ferrari I, Pirroddi IM, Diana MC, Villa G, Nahum L, Tuo P, Moscatelli A, Silvestri G
Pediatr Int 2007 Dec;49(6):801-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2007.02463.x. PMID: 18045275

Therapy

Nocturnal mechanical ventilation for chronic hypoventilation in patients with neuromuscular and chest wall disorders.
Annane D, Orlikowski D, Chevret S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Dec 13;2014(12):CD001941. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001941.pub3. PMID: 25503955Free PMC Article
Autotitrating versus standard noninvasive ventilation: a randomised crossover trial.
Jaye J, Chatwin M, Dayer M, Morrell MJ, Simonds AK
Eur Respir J 2009 Mar;33(3):566-71. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00065008. PMID: 19251798
Nocturnal mechanical ventilation for chronic hypoventilation in patients with neuromuscular and chest wall disorders.
Annane D, Orlikowski D, Chevret S, Chevrolet JC, Raphaël JC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007 Oct 17;(4):CD001941. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001941.pub2. PMID: 17943762
Nocturnal mechanical ventilation for chronic hypoventilation in patients with neuromuscular and chest wall disorders.
Annane D, Chevrolet JC, Chevret S, Raphael JC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(2):CD001941. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001941. PMID: 10796839

Recent systematic reviews

Nocturnal mechanical ventilation for chronic hypoventilation in patients with neuromuscular and chest wall disorders.
Annane D, Orlikowski D, Chevret S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Dec 13;2014(12):CD001941. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001941.pub3. PMID: 25503955Free PMC Article
Nocturnal mechanical ventilation for chronic hypoventilation in patients with neuromuscular and chest wall disorders.
Annane D, Orlikowski D, Chevret S, Chevrolet JC, Raphaël JC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007 Oct 17;(4):CD001941. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001941.pub2. PMID: 17943762
Nocturnal mechanical ventilation for chronic hypoventilation in patients with neuromuscular and chest wall disorders.
Annane D, Chevrolet JC, Chevret S, Raphael JC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(2):CD001941. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001941. PMID: 10796839

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