Question
If a child’s pitsuit is very deep, is that necessarily a congenital funnel chest?
Answer
Hello, funnel chest can sometimes be accompanied by conditions such as underdeveloped lungs, Marfan syndrome, and asthma. When these diseases coexist, they often become deformities that patients cannot tolerate, and often require early surgery to correct. Guidance: For those with funnel chest affecting respiratory and cardiovascular functions or causing psychological burden, surgical treatment should be considered. Those with a funnel index greater than 0.2 should undergo surgery. Any obvious deformity should be corrected immediately, regardless of age, rather than waiting until severe clinical symptoms appear. The younger the age, the better the treatment outcome.