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Operation to end misery of being born with a caved-in chest Hot

News February 14, 2015 5038

"Indeed, by Ben's early teens he had become a different boy, say his parents. 'The deformity became more noticeable as he grew, making him very self-conscious and meant he...

First ever pectus excavatum correction surgery with 3D printed titanium plate completed in China Hot

News September 14, 2015 4017

"...doctors in the TangDu Hospital of the fourth Military Medical University in Xi'an city, Shaanxi province, China, have recently and successfully completed a complex pectus excavatum procedure in which...

"My Scars Are My Battle Wounds. At Least I Have a Beating Heart." A Story About Conquering a Painful Life Curveball Hot

News September 09, 2015 4002

I will never forget when my hospital door opened and in walked a Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeon and his team. I was confused. Why was he here? I had just...

Teenager, 17, dies after surgery to correct sunken hollow in her chest Hot

News February 15, 2015 3700

‘She was witty and bright and she had a lovely boyfriend and lots of friends." Very tragic story here (happened in 2012, but posted Sept 29,...

PCH, Mayo Clinic perform special surgery on patients from across US Hot

News March 04, 2015 3352

"We didn't invent the procedure, we just made it better," Notrica said. "We did about 150 Pectuses last year between the Mayo Clinic and Phoenix Children's Hospital, and we...

Cardiothoracic surgeon performs unusual surgery on elite athlete Hot

News February 17, 2015 2974

From the time he was about 8 years old, Shahab Maslehati had been well aware that his chest was sunken. It had become more pronounced in adolescence, a time...

High School Basketball Player Signs with College after Nuss Surgery Hot

News May 08, 2015 2893

The son of Mitch and Angie Hohlbein was having success — not only at the freshman and JV level his first two seasons — but in the summer with...

Teen lifts himself to health Hot

News January 08, 2016 2884

And now the 6-foot-4 Taylor has become a stud. He said the surgeon had advised him to do weight training to build up his chest muscles. A stronger chest...

Non-Narcotic Nerve Blocker Can Reduce Pain, Shorten Hospital Stays for Nuss Patients Hot

News May 17, 2016 2863

In a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, researchers detailed how a more effective way of controlling pain has been developed, allowing children...

SML resident undergoes experimental surgery Hot

News April 23, 2015 2824

Surgery has been part of life for Richard “Rich” Cole. Since a young age Cole has struggled with a genetic disorder called Pectus Excavatum. It prevents proper circulation of...

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