Asymmetric Pectus Excavatum Is Associated with Overgrowth of Ribs Rather Than Cartilage

摘要

Background To evaluate whether the overgrowth of costal cartilage exists in patients with pectus excavatum, we compared the length of the costal cartilage and ribs between patients with asymmetric pectus excavatum and controls without chest wall deformity using three-dimensional computed tomography.