Скачать или смотреть TCM CAUSES OF PROTRUDING STERNUM (PECTUS CARINATUM, PIGEON CHEST), CHEST SUNKEN ON ONE SIDE

Pectus carinatum, also called a protruding sternum or pigeon chest, is a rare deformity in children. It causes the chest and ribs to stick out further than they should. Only one or two children out of every thousand have a protruding sternum. This condition usually affects more boys than it does girls.

Pectus carinatum is a deformity of the chest wall. The cartilage between the ribs and the breastbone, or sternum, grows too much, causing the middle of the chest to point out. The protruding sternum becomes more noticeable during puberty as children go through a growth spurt. In fact, 90% of all cases of pectus carinatum are diagnosed after age 11.

Pectus carinatum is also called pigeon chest because of the way it makes the chest stick out, appearing like a bird or pigeon.