%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence of Chest Wall Deformities in a Large Sample of Iranian Children Aged 7-14 Years
%A Mohammad-Taghi Rajabi-Mashhadi
%A Mahmoud Ebrahimi
%A Majid Ghayour Mobarhan
%A Mohsen Moohebati
%J Iranian Journal of Pediatrics
%D 2010
%I Tehran University of Medical Sciences
%X Objective: Pectus excavatum (PE) and pectus carinatum (PC) are two common chest deformities. We investigated the prevalence of chest wall deformities including PE and PC in Iranian population.Methods: 25587 children and adolescents aged 7-14 years consisting of 13586 (53.1%) males and 12001 (46.9%) females were studied using cluster-stratified sampling method. Screening was clinical and based on descriptive findings. Suspected subjects with chest wall deformity were referred to the expert surgeon to confirm the diagnosis.Findings: The prevalence of chest deformities in our population was 204 (1.03%). The mean age of subjects was 10.2¡À3.0 years. Of these subjects 124 (0.49%) [74 (54%) males and 50 (42%) females)] had PE and 80 (0.31%) [58 (72.5%) males and 22 (17.5%) females)] had PC.Conclusion: The prevalence of PE seems to be very high in Iran. Special attention must be paid to diagnose and treat this problem in our population.
%K Pectus Excavatum
%K Pectus Carinatum
%K Chest Wall
%K Deformity
%K Iran
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