Pectus Excavatum

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

News May 17, 2016 9733

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...

Hinsdale Central's Nick Midlash sets personal milestones after surgery

News April 08, 2016 6144

Over winter break in December 2014, months before his sophomore track season, Hinsdale Central's Nick Midlash had surgery on his rib cage because of pectus excavatum, a condition in...

Young girl with pectus excavatum and a broken ankle still finishes her race

News Updated April 05, 2016 7610

After stumbling twice on the rough terrain, Autumn thought she’d just badly sprained her right ankle. But a hospital X-ray later confirmed she had actually broken it -...

Gorlin basal cell nevus syndrome - a rare syndrome that includes pectus excavatum

News April 01, 2016 4920

Other symptoms may also occur in other organ systems. These include skeletal malformations and manifestations in the eyes, soft tissue, central nervous system, and endocrine organs. A review of...

Tim Melville overcoming odds, on brink of big-league debut

News March 26, 2016 5330

Tim Melville will often scan a crowd and find a kid that is just like he was. It’s a small thing and he can see it in their posture...

Teen lifts himself to health

News January 08, 2016 8265

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...

Pectus excavatum may sound arcane, but chest wall disorder is fairly common disorder

News Updated January 07, 2016 5369

The Specialist: An assistant professor of thoracic surgery at Mount Sinai, Dr. Andrew Kaufman specializes in treating disorders of the chest wall — including pectus excavatum...

Precious the kitten needs a lifesaving operation

News November 27, 2015 5191

A kitten born with a rare chest deformity now needs an urgent operation to save her life. Precious the kitten was born at the Margaret Green...

From patient to mentee

News November 03, 2015 6248

After undergoing surgery to have two steel bars inserted into her chest during the summer between her sophomore and junior year, Rebecca Uhl agreed with two rules from her...

Dr. Murtrie Treating PE Patients with Nuss

News October 13, 2015 5547

Even as a kid, Aaron Hollifield noticed he always had trouble exercising and playing sports. "At first, I thought it was just because I was lazy,"...

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