Before establishing a suitable treatment plan for Pectus Excavatum, the severity of the deformity must be stratified. Your specialist doctor will carry out complementary tests to confirm the diagnosis and screen for associated pathology. In addition, other complementary diagnostic tests may be carried out, including pulmonary function tests, chest X-ray, electrocardiogram (ECG) and echocardiogram. As the morphology of the deformity varies greatly between patients, it is recommended that a preoperative thoracic computed tomography (CT) scan be carried out to document the morphology, dimensions and severity of the depression (Haller index / depression index) of the thorax.

Nowadays we perform a 3D chest wall study with a computer without radiation to the patient. This study then allows us to order a non-surgical treatment system to treat pectus excavatum (Vacuum Bell) or pectus carinatum (orthostatic vest).