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Rib overgrowth may be a contributing factor for pectus excavatum: Evaluation of prepubertal patients younger than 10years old

Authors
 Chul Hwan Park  ;  Tae Hoon Kim  ;  Seok Jin Haam  ;  Sungsoo Lee 
Citation
 JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, Vol.50(11) : 1945-1948, 2015 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
ISSN
 0022-3468 
Issue Date
2015
MeSH
Cartilage Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Case-Control Studies ; Child ; Costal Cartilage/diagnostic imaging ; Costal Cartilage/growth & development* ; Female ; Funnel Chest/diagnostic imaging ; Funnel Chest/etiology* ; Humans ; Hypertrophy ; Male ; Organ Size ; Retrospective Studies ; Ribs/diagnostic imaging ; Ribs/growth & development* ; Statistics, Nonparametric ; Thoracic Wall/diagnostic imaging ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Keywords
Costal cartilage ; Pectus excavatum ; Rib ; Three-dimensional computed tomography
Abstract
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: We compared the costal cartilage and rib length between prepubertal patients with symmetric pectus excavatum and age- and sex-matched controls without anterior chest wall depression to evaluate if rib overgrowth is a contributing factor for pectus excavatum

METHODS: The sample included 18 prepubertal patients <10years old with symmetric pectus excavatum and 18 age-and sex-matched controls without chest wall deformity. The full lengths of the fourth to sixth ribs and costal cartilage were measured using three-dimensional volume-rendered computed tomography and curved multiplanar reformatting techniques. The rib and costal cartilage lengths, total combined rib and costal cartilage length, and costal index ([length of cartilage/length of rib]×100 [%]) at the fourth to sixth levels were compared between the groups.

RESULTS: The rib lengths in the patient group were significantly longer than in the control group for the 6th right rib and 4th, 5th, and 6th left ribs. The costal cartilage lengths and costal indices were not different between two groups.

CONCLUSIONS: In patients with symmetric pectus excavatum aged <10years old, several of the ribs were longer than those of controls, suggesting that abnormal rib overgrowth may be a contributing factor responsible for pectus excavatum rather than cartilage overgrowth.
Full Text
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022346815004091
DOI
10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.07.010
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiology (영상의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (흉부외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Tae Hoon(김태훈) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3598-2529
Park, Chul Hwan(박철환) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0004-9475
Lee, Sung Soo(이성수) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8998-9510
Haam, Seok Jin(함석진)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/157226
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