Etiology and pathogenesis of pectus excavatum in children

• Main Authors: I. O. Kulik, V. A. Plyakin, O. O. Sarukhanyan, N. Y. Ignat’Eva, S. A. Poludov
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Vreden Russian Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics 2013-06-01
• Series: Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii
• Subjects: воронкообразная деформация грудной клетки; этиология и патогенез; pectus excavatum; funnel chest; etiology and pathogenesis
• Online Access: https://journal.rniito.org/jour/article/view/344
• ISSN: 2311-2905; 2542-0933

Funnel chest is the most common chest deformity characterized by the depression of sternum and rib cartilages. In spite of the centuries-old history of pectus excavatum investigation, plenty of publications on etiology and pathogenesis and many theories on this theme no one of them is generally accepted. This article is to summarize the modern views on the etiology and pathogenesis of funnel chest.