The Prevalence and Effects of Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum on the Respiratory Function in Children between 7-14 Years Old

COŞKUN Z. K., Turgut H. B., Demirsoy S., CANSU A.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.77, sa.9, ss.1017-1019, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 77 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12098-010-0155-5
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1017-1019
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pectus excavatum, Pectus carinatum, Chest deformities, PULMONARY-FUNCTION, DEFORMITY
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The study involved 1342 primary school students aged 7-14 years who applied to Ankara, a primary care center for general health check-up between 2006 and 2007. Forty-three students, 35 of whom had PE and 8 of whom had PC, were subjected to thorax measurement. All 43 students underwent pulmonary function tests (PFT).The prevalence rate of PC was 0.6%, and of PE, 2.6%. The thorax widths of the groups were similar (P = 0.273). The thorax circumference and depth of PE group were lower than those of the controls (P < 0.05). The probability rate of abnormality in PFT scores of PE group was statistically significantly higher than that of the controls (P = 0.022) whereas absence of normal PFT scores the difference between PC group and the controls was not statistically significant (p = 0.095). The results indicate that more than half of the individuals with pectus deformity do not have any physical complaints and do not have statistically significant differences in their PFT parameters.