Symptomatic Pectus Excavatum in Seniors: An Exploratory Study on Clinical Presentation and Incidence in Daily Practice

Table 3

Prevalence of pectus excavatum (PE) in an analysis of 159122 chest X-rays in the period of January 2004 until September 2007.

Ordered by	Atrium MC Heerlen			MUMC
	X-rays	PE	Prevalence	X-rays	PE	Prevalence
GP	19048	45	0.24% (1 in 400)	14646	35	0.24% (1 in 400)
Cardiologist	23835	38	0.16% (1 in 600)	2871	5	0.17% (1 in 600)
Lung specialist	44764	18	0.04% (1 in 2500)	Unknown
Others	45352	24	0.05% (1 in 2000)	8607	14	0.16% (1 in 600)
Overall	132999	125	0.09% (1 in 1000)	26124	54	0.21% (1 in 500)