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A Dr. Nicholas F. Fiore, MD, Pediatric Surgery, answered on behalf of Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center. The best age for pectus excavatum surgery is between 10 and 12 years old, says Nicholas Fiore, MD, a pediatric surgeon at Sunrise Hospital. Dr. Lyall Gorenstein, MD, Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular), answered on behalf of Columbia University Department of Surgery. The ideal age for surgical treatment of pectus excavatum is between 12-18 years of age.
It might be a good idea to get a DTPA scan to rule out any obstruction at pelvisâurethral junction. Unless there is grade V reflux or an obstruction, surgery is not required. It there is recurrent UTI and lower grades of reflux, she might need long-term small doses of antibiotic prophylaxis till the age of 10 years.