Pectus excavatum is a condition in which the breastbone (sternum) of the chest is caved in. This happens because several ribs and the breastbone grow abnormally. Pectus excavatum may be mild or severe ...

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UPMC Children’s in Harrisburg evaluates and treats children and young adults with pectus excavatum, a relatively common condition, affecting approximately 1 in 400 individuals. Led by Dr. Shawn ...

Carson Sudbeck was born with a concave chest. “When I was younger, it definitely was not very prominent — you could just barely tell it was there," says Carson, 16. "And as I grew, the hole also grew ...

The authors probed Medicare Part B data to explore outpatient clinical procedures performed by physician associates and nurse practitioners and report the trends from 2014 through 2021. Objective: We ...

The following is a summary of “Vacuum Bell Therapy for Pectus Excavatum: A Retrospective Study,” published in the March 2024 issue of Pediatrics by Lei et al. Pectus excavatum, a prevalent chest wall ...

If you’ve noticed that your child’s chest looks slightly sunken or caved in, they might have a type of chest wall deformity called pectus excavatum, also sometimes referred to as “funnel chest.” While ...

In his day-to-day routine at the Heart Institute (INCOR) run by the University of São Paulo’s Medical School (FM-USP) in Brazil, thoracic surgeon Miguel Tedde ...