Use of CT scans in selection of patients for pectus excavatum surgery: a preliminary report.
A pectus index can be derived from dividing the transverse diameter of the chest by the anterior-posterior diameter on a simple CT scan. In a preliminary report, all patients who required operative correction for pectus excavatum had a pectus index greater than 3.25 while matched normal controls were all less than 3.25. A simple CT scan may be a useful adjunct in objective evaluation of children and teenagers for surgery of pectus excavatum.
Haller
J A
JA
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Kramer
S S
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Lietman
S A
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed