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However, the impact of surgical kyphosis correction on cardiac symptoms in patients with concurrent pectus excavatum remains unclear.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case Presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We present the case of a boy born in 2006 with progressive thoracic hyperkyphosis and pectus excavatum. Despite conservative therapy involving physiotherapy and bracing, the deformity progressed. In December 2023, a dorsal correction spondylodesis (Th6\u2013L2) with Smith-Peterson osteotomies (Th8\u2013L1) was performed. The kyphosis was corrected from 108\u00b0 to 42\u00b0. Postoperatively, the patient developed tachycardia and dizziness. A pericardial effusion and a newly diagnosed right bundle branch block were detected. Radiological evaluation showed a reduction in the retrosternal space from 7.5\u00a0cm to 5.2\u00a0cm. Subsequently, surgical correction of the pectus excavatum was performed, leading to the resolution of symptoms and an increase in the retrosternal space to 8.7\u00a0cm.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case study demonstrates that surgical correction of thoracic hyperkyphosis in the presence of pectus excavatum can lead to the clinical manifestation of previously asymptomatic cardiac issues. Due to the biomechanical interaction between the spine, ribs, and sternum, deformities in this region can influence each other. 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