Effects on Lung Function of Multiple Expansion Thoracoplasty in Children With Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome: A Longitudinal Study

Abstract

Although it is difficult to assess the extent of the efficacy without a proper or historical control group for comparison, the present study indicates that in children with severe thoracic insufficiency syndrome, the insertion of VEPTRs with multiple expansion thoracoplasties is beneficial over time, by allowing the lungs to expand with body growth without further deterioration in lung function.