https://www.pectus.com/ https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/480-pectus-excavatum-more-than-a-matter-of-aesthetics https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/480-pectus-excavatum-more-than-a-matter-of-aesthetics A very good synopsis of pectus excavatum and the techiques for surgical repair.   ]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2016 12:32:59 +0000 480 2016-11-16 https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/343-district-champ-vester-shows-metal-for-swimming https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/343-district-champ-vester-shows-metal-for-swimming Not every swimmer at the state meet in Canton has had a metal bar in his or her chest. Indian Hill High School senior Sam Vester,... ]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2015 23:51:27 +0000 343 2015-02-28 https://photos.pectus.com/original/b2/49/eb/B9316349406Z1-20150228152450-000-G7VA3B6R01-0-16-1425167510.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/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/455-junction-city-teen-holding-softball-clinic-to-give-back-to-shriners-hospital-after-surgery https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/455-junction-city-teen-holding-softball-clinic-to-give-back-to-shriners-hospital-after-surgery Fourteen-year-old Jenna Kister could fit 164 Skittles in what she calls her “dent” before she had surgery to correct it two years ago. 'The then-12-year-old, who... ]]> Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:43:28 +0000 455 2016-08-19 https://photos.pectus.com/original/f1/3d/98/softball-63-1471610677.jpg 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/articles/457-awareness-of-pectus-exploding-due-to-cody-miller-and-tv-show https://www.pectus.com/articles/457-awareness-of-pectus-exploding-due-to-cody-miller-and-tv-show It's wonderful to watch all of the pectus awareness arising from the recent airing of Cody Miller's story as well as the Botched by Nature TV show. ... ]]> Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:53:48 +0000 457 2016-08-19 https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/598-delhi-16-year-old-iraqi-boy-gets-new-lease-of-life-can-breathe-again https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/598-delhi-16-year-old-iraqi-boy-gets-new-lease-of-life-can-breathe-again A 16-year-old boy from Iraq, suffering from severe depression deformity of anterior chest wall since birth, was given a new lease of life at a private hospital in Delhi.... ]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:56:36 +0000 598 2018-11-27 https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/415-tim-melville-overcoming-odds-on-brink-of-big-league-debut https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/415-tim-melville-overcoming-odds-on-brink-of-big-league-debut 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... ]]> Sat, 26 Mar 2016 17:41:59 +0000 415 2016-03-26 https://photos.pectus.com/original/b3/d7/07/635927116008818862-0300416RedsGiants-02-94-1459014132.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/429-teen-s-medical-condition-requires-lesser-known-surgery https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/429-teen-s-medical-condition-requires-lesser-known-surgery Like most eighth grade boys, Matthew Thompson, of Smithton, loves spending time at the baseball field or at the basketball court taking part in a game. ... ]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2016 11:29:33 +0000 429 2016-06-08 https://photos.pectus.com/original/c2/ad/6e/web1-tsd060816matthewthompson1-81-1465385385.jpg