https://www.pectus.com/ https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/384-dr-murtrie-treating-pe-patients-with-nuss https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/384-dr-murtrie-treating-pe-patients-with-nuss 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,"... ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2015 01:35:15 +0000 384 2015-10-13 https://photos.pectus.com/original/5a/2e/a1/472973-57-1444700135.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/382-first-ever-pectus-excavatum-correction-surgery-with-3d-printed-titanium-plate-completed-in-china https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/382-first-ever-pectus-excavatum-correction-surgery-with-3d-printed-titanium-plate-completed-in-china "...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... ]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:44:45 +0000 382 2015-09-14 https://photos.pectus.com/original/89/6b/67/first-ever-pectus-excavatum-correction-surgery-6-66-1442241913.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/381-battle-wounds https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/381-battle-wounds 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... ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2015 02:49:18 +0000 381 2015-09-09 https://photos.pectus.com/original/13/99/6c/Screen20Shot202015-09-0820at2010522120PM-67-1441767168.png https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/377-hope-for-teenagers-suffering-from-sunken-chest-syndrome https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/377-hope-for-teenagers-suffering-from-sunken-chest-syndrome Pectus excavatum (PE), also known as “sunken chest” or “funnel chest,” is a birth defect characterized by a sunken sternum, or breastbone. It is fairly common, affecting one in... ]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2015 21:35:57 +0000 377 2015-08-25 https://photos.pectus.com/original/5d/5b/d0/Saxton-Mark-19-1440538599.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/376-workup-of-the-pectus-patient-webinar-tuesday-sept-15 https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/376-workup-of-the-pectus-patient-webinar-tuesday-sept-15 "WORKUP OF THE PECTUS PATIENT" Sept 15, 7-8pm EDT on GoToWebinar - with LIVE surgeon, Dr. Michael Goretsky Our guest surgeon will be... ]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2015 18:24:35 +0000 376 2015-08-25 https://photos.pectus.com/original/ed/f1/dd/bdtb-webinar-default-6-1440529400.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/369-a-breath-of-hope-woman-awaits-surgery-for-chest-wall-deformity https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/369-a-breath-of-hope-woman-awaits-surgery-for-chest-wall-deformity Heather Sidwell Doan can’t wait to do what most of us take for granted: Draw a deep breath. The young mother of two has pectus excavatum,... ]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2015 18:42:24 +0000 369 2015-07-12 https://photos.pectus.com/original/92/6f/cf/55a11e6aa0d2dimage-29-1436726571.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/364-2-teen-musicians-get-nussed-and-change-their-lives-for-the-better https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/364-2-teen-musicians-get-nussed-and-change-their-lives-for-the-better “It is close to a miracle as you can possibly imagine that she would meet Sam, that the mothers would then share information, that this support group kind of... ]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2015 11:07:41 +0000 364 2015-06-05 https://photos.pectus.com/original/1c/01/aa/Screen20Shot202015-06-0520at207075620AM-38-1433502495.png https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/361-high-school-basketball-player-signs-with-college-after-nuss-surgery https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/361-high-school-basketball-player-signs-with-college-after-nuss-surgery 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... ]]> Fri, 08 May 2015 20:56:17 +0000 361 2015-05-08 https://photos.pectus.com/original/a7/36/bc/AR-305089977-44-1431118598.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/355-sml-resident-undergoes-experimental-surgery https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/355-sml-resident-undergoes-experimental-surgery 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... ]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:01:31 +0000 355 2015-04-23 https://photos.pectus.com/original/81/36/3e/5537dd155333eimage-18-1429797704.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/351-chkd-surgery-gives-man-the-gift-of-deep-breaths https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/351-chkd-surgery-gives-man-the-gift-of-deep-breaths Cole was born with a chest deformity that caused his breastbone to press down on his lungs and heart. He'd been through three surgeries - at 5, 15 and... ]]> Sun, 05 Apr 2015 12:57:12 +0000 351 2015-04-05 https://photos.pectus.com/original/5e/19/c3/1802171000-3-1428238661.jpg