Pectus Excavatum Camouflage (IT)

Exclusion criteria

• . Genetic females less than 14 years of age at the time of surgery.
• . Genetic males less than 16 years of age at the time of surgery.
• . Active infection anywhere in the body.
• . Patient chest wall tissue is clinically incompatible for the procedure as determined by PI.
• . Compromised vascularity in the pectoralis muscle and subcutaneous tissue.
• . Patient and is/her parents/legal guardian (in case of minor patients) unwilling or unable to provide fully informed consent including but not limited to patients with intellectual or mental impairment.
• . Patient with a known history of immunodeficiency including HIV, concomitant systemic corticosteroid therapy, chemotherapy, synchronous haematological malignancy, or other cause for secondary/primary immunodeficiency.
• . Known severe concurrent or inter-current illness including cardiovascular, respiratory, or immunological illness, psychiatric disorders, alcohol or chemical dependence, possible allergies that would, in the opinion of the Co-ordinating Principal Investigator, compromise their safety or compliance or interfere with interpretation of study results.