A pectus excavatum deformity or sunken chest is a chest that bends inward in the center. It may press against the heart or lungs. It may be accompanied by other birth defects. It should be treated by surgery so the heart and lungs can grow naturally and so the child is not constantly embarrassed by the comments of other children.
is usually diagnosed shortly after birth. In some people, it is not visible until they are older.
pectus means the pectal area or "chest" as it is commonly known
Pectus carinatum. In other patients with Marfan the sternum is pushed outward and narrowed.
Pectus excavatum is a malformation of the chest in which the patient's breastbone, or sternum, is sunken inward.
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Although pectus carinatum does not cause breathing difficulties, it can cause embarassment about appearance.
The purpose of pectus excavatum repair surgery is to correct the deformity to improve physical appearance, posture, and breathing.
A few patients with Marfan may have a pectus excavatum on one side of their chest and a pectus carinatum on the other.
The medical root word 'pectus' refers to the breast, chest, or thorax (Latin).
No. Scoliosis is abnormally large curvature of the spine. Pectus exacavatum is a deformity of the sternum (breast bone). The two are unrelated.
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pulsum, or pectus pulsum