Pectus deformities: tomographic analysis and clinical correlation.

Objective: To assess, with computed tomography (CT) studies, features of anterior chest wall development that can be related to different types of pectus deformities.

Materials And Methods: From 71 patients with pectus deformities and chest coronal CT scans, 48 (40 male and 8 female), with a mean age of 15.8 years (ranging from 5 years to 38.