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Pectus Arcuatum a Pectus Unlike any Other

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The study is a multi-center retrospective study conducted in France describing pectus arcuatum
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The study included 34 patients with pectus arcuatum
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47% of patients needed chest x-ray or CT scan to confirm the diagnosis of pectus arcuatum
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35% of pectus arcuatum patients were associated with a malformation
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Noonan syndrome is an associated malformation seen with pectus arcuatum
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Scoliosis is an associated malformation seen with pectus arcuatum
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The best treatment for pectus arcuatum was surgical correction that included a sternotomy
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Pectus arcuatum should not be confused with pectus carinatum as they are different conditions
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