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

News Updated February 17, 2015 6356

"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 Updated September 15, 2015 5472

"...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 Updated September 09, 2015 4764

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 Updated February 17, 2015 4350

‘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 Updated March 04, 2015 4264

"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...

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

News May 17, 2016 3828

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...

Teen lifts himself to health Hot

News January 08, 2016 3683

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...

Teen undergoes surgery to repair sunken chest Hot

News October 08, 2016 3613

Tyler Steck is feeling more self-confident these days and breathing a little easier. The 13-year-old will no longer be hesitant to take off his shirt around...

Cardiothoracic surgeon performs unusual surgery on elite athlete Hot

News Updated February 17, 2015 3553

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...