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Case Reports
. 2015 Nov 6;6(1):460.
doi: 10.2484/rcr.v6i1.460. eCollection 2011.

Pectus excavatum

Langan P Robbins
Case Reports

Pectus excavatum

Langan P Robbins. Radiol Case Rep. .

Abstract

In pectus excavatum, a developmental chest-wall deformity that affects approximately one in 400 births, the sternum is depressed inward and the ribs protrude anteriorly. This deformity can compromise pulmonary and/or cardiac function. It can also produce a characteristic radiographic appearance on frontal radiographs, which may be mistaken for right-middle-lobe opacification from pneumonia or atelectasis. I present a case of pectus excavatum in a teenage female with characteristic imaging findings, and the disposition of the case.

Keywords: CT, computed tomography.

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Figure 1
13-year-old female with pectus excavatum. A. Posteroanterior radiograph. B. Lateral chest radiograph.
Figure 2
Figure 2
13-year-old female with pectus excavatum. Noncontrast CT of the chest, with measurements for Haller index.
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