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case_images: Patient prior to surgical intervention. Patient is an 8-year-old girl; image shows lateral and anteroposterior image at the time of the first outpatient clinic visit. An asymmetrical severe pectus excavatum is observed.
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case_images: Her chest revealed a deep, asymmetric PE deformity ( Fig. 1 ). 
case_images: Patient's chest imaging prior to surgical correction. Chest computed tomography showing the sternum depression is below anterior vertebral column line (red line).
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case_images:  As part of the assessment protocol, a computed tomography (CT) scan was ordered (see Fig. 2 ).
case_images: Postoperative results X-ray. (
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  ) Anteroposterior (AP) chest X-ray after Nuss procedure. (
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  ) Lateral chest X-ray after Nuss procedure. (c) AP chest X-ray after Nuss bar removal 2 years after placement.
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case_images: Postoperative bar removal imaging showed an acceptable correction of the deformity (see Figs. 3 and 4 ).
case_images: Postoperative image of patient. (
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  ) Postoperative oblique/lateral view of patient's chest. (
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  ) Postoperative anteroposterior view of patient's chest. A complete correction of the anterior chest wall deformity can be observed.
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case_images: Postoperative bar removal imaging showed an acceptable correction of the deformity (see Figs. 3 and 4 ).