Pectus excavatum

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Chest wall deformity

Patient Data

Age: Adult
Gender: Male
ct

CT demonstrates chest wall abnormality with pectus excavatum.

ct

Pectus fixation with Ravitch procedure. Dramatic improvement in the appearances following chest wall surgery.

x-ray

Pectus fixation with Ravitch procedure. X-ray performed at the same time as the post-operative CT scan.

x-ray

There is still chest wall asymmetry, but the degree of asymmetric has reduced compared to the previous study.

Case Discussion

Chest CT of a young man with pectus excavatum.  Fixation with Ravitch procedure.

Metal bar removed as planned 6 months following insertion.

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