Pectus Carinatum

  • Etiology: Congenital elevation of sternum
  • Imaging: Elevation of middle and inferior aspects of sternum
  • DDX:
  • Complications:
  • Treatment:
  • Clinical: Pigeon chest appearance

Radiology Cases of Pectus Carinatum

CXR of pectus carinatum
CXR PA and lateral shows anterior protrusion of the middle and inferior aspects of the sternum.
CXR of pediatric pectus carinatum
CXR PA (left) shows a narrow appearance to the heart and mediastinum while CXR lateral (right) shows elevation of the middle and inferior aspects of the sternum. A radiopaque BB marks the clinical point of maximal protrusion.