The etiology of pectus carinatum involves overgrowth of costal cartilage and undergrowth of ribs - Park, Chul Hwan; Kim, Tae Hoon; Haam, Seok Jin; Jeon, Inhwan; Lee, Sungsoo (Journal of pediatric surgery, 2014)
Keywords: 3-dimensional computed tomography; Adolescent; Costal cartilage; Costal Cartilage - diagnostic imaging; Costal Cartilage - growth & development; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Male; Pectus carinatum; Pectus Carinatum - diagnostic imaging; Pectus Carinatum - etiology; Pediatrics; Retrospective Studies; Rib; Ribs - diagnostic imaging; Ribs - growth & development; Surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Costal cartilage; Rib; Pectus carinatum; 3-dimensional computed tomography