If you’ve noticed that your child’s chest looks slightly sunken or caved in, they might have a type of chest wall deformity called pectus excavatum, also sometimes referred to as “funnel chest.” While ...

A family history of pectus excavatum or other chest wall deformities is seen in at least one third of patients. It occurs in 1 of every 300-400 births and is clinically evident between 0.1% and 0. ...

University of Utah Health provides expert care for children, adolescents, and young adults who have chest wall deformities.Specialists at the Utah Pectus Program are experts in pectus deformities such ...

Patients tend to become symptomatic during adolescence or early adulthood as pectus deformities become more prominent. The inward concavity of the anterior chest wall can displace mediastinal ...