- Etiology: congenital depression of sternum
- Imaging: Haller index = transverse diameter of chest (inner rib to inner rib) divided by AP diameter of chest (back of sternum to anterior part of vertebral body) where chest is narrowest, lines should be perpendicular to each other, it needs to be > 3.25
- Clinical: can have chest pain from sternum rubbing against parietal pericardium or shortness of breath, corrected by Nuss bar
Radiology Cases of Pectus Excavatum



Clinical Cases of Pectus Excavatum


