Chris Soto has always been physically active. Growing up in Alaska, he spent time hunting and playing sports. During his teenage years, he noticed a small indentation in his chest. Soto had pectus ...

Up to 4% of all infants are born with a structural or genetic difference — often called a congenital abnormality — that can alter how the body looks or functions. Pectus excavatum is the most common ...

Growing up, Matt Schiff was just like any other kid. However, when he entered his early teenage years, he noticed a difference between him and his friends: he had a deep indentation at the center of ...

Evidence-based recommendations on placement of pectus bar for pectus excavatum (Nuss procedure). This involves placing one or two steel (pectus) bars under the breastbone with the aim of raising it ...

We've noticed an indent in our son's chest since he was about 6 years old. Our pediatrician diagnosed this as pectus excavatum but said that it was nothing to worry about. Six years later, he's ...

Although the Nuss Procedure is performed around the world, CHKD has emerged as the world's primary site of surgical training, research and treatment of pectus excavatum and a related condition called ...

Are there any exercises that can improve this condition? Surgery, apart from being very painfull is also very expensive and medical aids regard the surgery as cosmetic. Answer::Hi Mike I'm afraid I ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of placement of pectus bar for pectus excavatum (also known as MIRPE [minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum] or the Nuss procedure) is adequate to ...