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pectus excavatum - concave chest

Pectus excavatum is a congenital deformity (often present at birth) of the sternum, which is depressed into the chest, resulting in a "caved-in" or sunken appearance. more

Pectus excavatum is a congenital deformity (often present at birth) of the sternum, which is depressed into the chest, resulting in a "caved-in" or sunken appearance.

The deformity is often incorrectly considered by doctors to be a cosmetic rather than functional problem, but recent studies have shown cases where pectus excavatum has impaired cardiac and respiratory function, and sometimes caused pain in the chest and back. Untreated patients, especially youths, can experience negative psychosocial effects throughout their lives, avoiding activities where a shirt is not worn. less

some common symptoms
chest deformities depression in breast bone sunken breast bone

some related diagnoses

1 - 6 of 6 diagnoses
	Turner's Syndrome

	mitral valve prolapse

	Holt-Oram Syndrome

	idiopathic scoliosis

	homocystinuria

	osteogenesis imperfecta type I

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diagnostic test search results for 'pectus excavatum'

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	Chest X-ray	Radiological technique to image the chest pectus excavatum and Chest X-ray
	ECHOcardiogram	pectus excavatum and ECHOcardiogram
	EKG	Electrocardiogram pectus excavatum and EKG
	Pulmonary Function Tests	pectus excavatum and Pulmonary Function Tests
	CT chest	pectus excavatum and CT chest
	CT scan	pectus excavatum and CT scan
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therapeutic procedure search results for 'pectus excavatum'
1 - 2 of 2 therapeutic procedures
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	minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) or Nuss technique	pectus excavatum and minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) or Nuss technique
	open surgical correction of pectus deformity	pectus excavatum and open surgical correction of pectus deformity