What is pectus excavatum

summary

Many people have misunderstood funnel chest, and think that funnel chest is a disease that only women can get. In fact, this idea is wrong. Funnel chest disease is possible for both sexes. In recent years, the incidence rate of funnel chest is increasing. The number of funnel chest is increasing every year. The following will introduce what is funnel chest in detail.

What is pectus excavatum

First, pectus excavatum is the inward and backward depression of sternum and ribs, which is boat shaped or funnel-shaped. If the deformity is light, it has little influence and generally does not need special treatment. If the deformity is serious, it will affect the cardiopulmonary function of the patient. If the deformity is serious, it will cause respiratory tract infection, poor exercise tolerance, thin body, severe compression of the heart, leading to myocardial ischemia, so it is necessary to pay attention Cause arrhythmia.

Second, pectus excavatum is a congenital and often familial disease. It is a sex linked dominant inheritance. The cause of pectus excavatum is unknown and it is considered to be related to heredity. Pectus excavatum is a progressive disease, which may exist at birth, but it is often found in several months or even several urine.

Third: the severity of the symptoms of pectus excavatum is different, and the treatment methods are also different. Serious pectus excavatum causes serious deformity of the patient's chest, which needs surgery to correct. For patients with mild symptoms of pectus excavatum, conservative treatment methods can be generally adopted. Through daily exercise and nursing, the symptoms of patients will be reduced, and the aggravation of the symptoms of pectus excavatum can be avoided.

matters needing attention

Pectus excavatum is not a very difficult disease to cure, this disease, as long as adhere to the treatment can be cured. Moreover, the incidence rate of this disease is very high, but the cause of the disease is not very detailed. Therefore, if people find themselves having such a disease, they must be corrected in time, and do not cause more serious consequences because of their carelessness.