Severity of Pectus Excavatum is a Risk Factor for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax.
Hsu-Kai HuangYi-Jhih HuangKuan-Hsun LinYing-Yi ChenKai-Hsiung KoHung ChangShih-Chun LeeTsai-Wang HuangPublished in: World journal of surgery (2021)
We discovered that a high percentage of PE patients have bleb formation and a higher risk of PSP, especially those with an HI >3.615. High-resolution computed tomography of the chest may be useful for evaluating both the HI and the presence of blebs in the lungs before performing a corrective surgical procedure.