Table 3.
Deformities that occurred following lung resections
| Type of deformity | n | (%) | Median onset time following surgery | Thoracotomy (n = 25) | Thoracoscopy (n = 49) | P valuea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months | (Range) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||||
| Scoliosis | 15 | (20) | 39 | (13–115) | 13 | (52) | 2 | (4) | 0.0000035 |
| Pectus excavatum | 12 | (16) | 7* | (1–115) | 8 | (32) | 4 | (8) | 0.017 |
| Chest asymmetry | 4 | (5) | 35 | (13–71) | 2 | (8) | 2 | (4) | 0.60 |
| Pectus carinatum | 1 | (1) | 48 | (48) | 0 | (0) | 1 | (2) | 1.0 |
| All deformities | 28 | (37) | 23 | (1–115) | 19 | (76) | 9 | (18) | 0.0000022 |
* P = 0.0011, Mann–Whitney U test
aFisher’s exact test