Interim clinical commissioning urgent policy statement: pectus surgery for pectus excavatum deformities resulting in very severe physiological symptoms (all ages)

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Pectus surgery is recommended to be available as a routine commissioning treatment option for patients of all ages with pectus excavatum resulting in very severe physiological symptoms within the criteria set out in this document.

The inclusion and exclusion criteria within the interim clinical commissioning policy statement was updated in August 2026.

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Interim clinical commissioning urgent policy statement: pectus surgery for pectus excavatum deformities resulting in very severe physiological symptoms (all ages)

Interim clinical commissioning urgent policy statement: pectus surgery for pectus excavatum deformities resulting in very severe physiological symptoms (all ages)

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Updated 3 August 2026.