Pectus excavatum, small lungs or small chest cavity?

Spirometric functions before and after surgical correction
TLC (% of pred) RV (% of pred) VC (% of pred) FRC (% of pred)
Before 91.8%± 3.9% 155.3% ± 12.3% 72.9% ±4.6% 119.7% ±10.2%
After 60.5% ±7.9% 123.8% ±19.8% 56.1% ±7.4% 76.8% ±9.8%
Cardiac functions before and after surgical correction
CO (% of pred) SV (% of pred) HR (% of pred)
Before 94.3%± 3.0% 102.9% ± 6.7% 94.4% ±4.2%
After 72.5% ±7.2% 76.6% ±5.9% 98.1% ±5.3%

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