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(Chest. 1968;54:58-62.)
© 1968 American College of Chest Physicians

Pulmonary Insufficiency in Pectus Excavatum Associated with Left Pulmonary Agenesis, Congenital Clubbed Feet and Ectromelia

Improvement Following Operation

Mark M. Ravitch M.D., F.C.C.P.1 and Richard N. Matzen M.D.2

1 Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Chicago Wyler Children's Hospital, Chicago
2 Department of Medicine, Cardiopulmonary Section, Caylor-Nickel Clinic and Hospital, Bluffton, Indiana

An 11-year-old girl with severe funnel chest and agenesis of the left lung associated with ectromelia of the left hand and bilateral club feet had developed severe exertional dyspnea. Respiratory function tests demonstrated both obstructive and restrictive defects with associated ventilation-perfusion imbalance. Correction of the depression deformity of the sternum resulted in a significant change in her appearance and posture, disappearance of the exertional dyspnea, and documented improvement in respiratory function.






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