The etiology of pectus carinatum involves overgrowth of costal cartilage and undergrowth of ribs

• Published in: Journal of pediatric surgery Vol. 49; no. 8; pp. 1252 - 1258
• Main Authors: Park, Chul Hwan, Kim, Tae Hoon, Haam, Seok Jin, Jeon, Inhwan, Lee, Sungsoo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2014
• Subjects: 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

We compared the length of costal cartilage and rib between patients with symmetric pectus carinatum and controls without anterior chest wall protrusion, using a 3-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) to evaluate whether the overgrowth of costal cartilage exists in patients with pectus carinatum...