PECTUS CARINATUM
Introduction and Definition Pectus Carinatum (PC), commonly known as “pigeon chest” or “keel chest,” is a structural anomaly of the anterior thoracic cage characterized by the abnormal, pronounced protrusion of the sternum and adjacent costal cartilages. This malformation of the chest wall results from an overgrowth or aberrant developmental pattern of the cartilage that articulates […]