https://www.pectus.com/ https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/630-mobile-alabama-treatment-for-pediatric-condition-that-can-cause-anxiety-heart-failure https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/630-mobile-alabama-treatment-for-pediatric-condition-that-can-cause-anxiety-heart-failure Doctors say it isn’t something that’s discussed much due to patients being embarrassed about it. But if your child has a chest wall abnormality where their breastbone sinks into... ]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2020 13:24:30 +0000 630 2020-08-25 https://photos.pectus.com/original/6e/83/06/mobile-news-article-69-1598361981.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/628-courageous-comeback https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/628-courageous-comeback Two summers ago, Carmosino, who is a 6-foot-4 guard, was an up-and-coming player in the Sentinels’ program who impressed head coach Joe Bennett and assistant/junior varsity coach Mike Tartaglia... ]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:17:08 +0000 628 2020-04-10 https://photos.pectus.com/original/7e/b9/8a/SPTS2004-0920OBS20-20Christian20Carmosino20with20the20balljpg-27-1586539042.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/609-man-with-deformed-caved-in-chest-is-now-a-calvin-klein-model https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/609-man-with-deformed-caved-in-chest-is-now-a-calvin-klein-model He had a deformity that meant his chest grew inwards, giving him the appearance of a caved in torso. Now, years after having a metal bar... ]]> Fri, 24 May 2019 12:49:01 +0000 609 2019-05-24 https://photos.pectus.com/original/0e/4c/16/SEI-69081123-e1558681133843jpg-67-1558702150.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/601-former-rams-cheerleader-educated-herself-to-save-her-life-from-pectus-excavatum https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/601-former-rams-cheerleader-educated-herself-to-save-her-life-from-pectus-excavatum Just a few years ago Danielle Goldsmith was healthy and living a dream. She was a Ram’s cheerleader and very active. But in August on a hiking trip in... ]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2018 13:08:19 +0000 601 2018-12-13 https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/600-missouri-woman-has-new-lease-on-life https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/600-missouri-woman-has-new-lease-on-life “It was only when I was up and moving that I was symptomatic, so one of the cardiologists said, ‘Let’s do a standing echocardiogram.’ It was interesting. I had... ]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2018 14:55:04 +0000 600 2018-11-29 https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/586-winter-haven-swimmer-lifeguard-overcomes-health-scare-to-swim-again https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/586-winter-haven-swimmer-lifeguard-overcomes-health-scare-to-swim-again Logan Houser was sitting in his first-hour biology class when suddenly he began struggling to catch his breath. Moments later, he was out cold and rushed to Winter Haven... ]]> Thu, 21 Jun 2018 11:15:36 +0000 586 2018-06-21 https://photos.pectus.com/original/52/6e/6e/AR-180617282-71-1529579773.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/582-eastside-swimmer-s-painful-journey-after-nuss-bar-rejection https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/582-eastside-swimmer-s-painful-journey-after-nuss-bar-rejection “The summer after my seventh-grade year they did this procedure where they put two incisions on the side of my chest and they put in these two metal bars... ]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2018 11:32:35 +0000 582 2018-06-11 https://photos.pectus.com/original/01/d5/0d/636632047005786072-LP-dawson-kramer-052918-005-14-1528716771.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/581-softball-player-continues-play-after-nuss-surgery https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/581-softball-player-continues-play-after-nuss-surgery Zurakowski is the Cardinals' starting center fielder and batted leadoff in the championship game. Those watching the team play this season may have noticed the senior wearing protection on... ]]> Sun, 10 Jun 2018 18:29:56 +0000 581 2018-06-10 https://photos.pectus.com/original/50/c1/d0/5b1c4f3437fc0image-68-1528655416.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/576-emirati-woman-receives-country-s-first-funnel-chest-corrective-surgery https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/576-emirati-woman-receives-country-s-first-funnel-chest-corrective-surgery ABU DHABI: A young Emirati woman has become the first person in the UAE to undergo corrective surgery for “funnel” chest, a condition in which her sternum and ribs... ]]> Tue, 22 May 2018 18:13:11 +0000 576 2018-05-22 https://photos.pectus.com/original/de/3d/c3/691025-1-97-1527012803.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/567-basketball-player-leads-team-after-pectus-excavatum-correction https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/567-basketball-player-leads-team-after-pectus-excavatum-correction There’s adversity, and then there’s a four-hour-long operation with a side order of preparing to move away from the only place you’ve ever lived. Meet Bryce... ]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2018 20:07:57 +0000 567 2018-01-29 https://photos.pectus.com/original/ed/d4/6f/5a6cda76176e5image-15-1517256490.jpg