https://pectus.com/ https://pectus.com/pectus-news/600-missouri-woman-has-new-lease-on-life https://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://pectus.com/pectus-news/459-michael-mihuc-discusses-cody-miller-and-life-with-pectus-with-local-news https://pectus.com/pectus-news/459-michael-mihuc-discusses-cody-miller-and-life-with-pectus-with-local-news Our own Michael Mihuc disusses life with pectus with the local news. HTML5 video not supported by your browser ... ]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2016 16:16:32 +0000 459 2016-09-01 https://pectus.com/pectus-news/601-former-rams-cheerleader-educated-herself-to-save-her-life-from-pectus-excavatum https://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://pectus.com/research/473-single-centre-experience-on-short-bar-technique-for-pectus-excavatum https://pectus.com/research/473-single-centre-experience-on-short-bar-technique-for-pectus-excavatum Although the Nuss procedure might seem like a routine treatment option for Pectus Excavatum, large scale data supporting the indications, safety, efficacy, and economics of the procedure are lacking.... ]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2016 20:29:47 +0000 473 2016-10-18 https://pectus.com/pectus-news/333-teenager-17-dies-after-surgery-to-correct-sunken-hollow-in-her-chest https://pectus.com/pectus-news/333-teenager-17-dies-after-surgery-to-correct-sunken-hollow-in-her-chest ‘She was witty and bright and she had a lovely boyfriend and lots of friends." Very tragic story here (happened in 2012, but posted Sept 29,... ]]> Sun, 15 Feb 2015 14:12:27 +0000 333 2015-02-15 https://pectus.com/pectus-news/337-cardiothoracic-surgeon-performs-unusual-surgery-on-elite-athlete https://pectus.com/pectus-news/337-cardiothoracic-surgeon-performs-unusual-surgery-on-elite-athlete From the time he was about 8 years old, Shahab Maslehati had been well aware that his chest was sunken. It had become more pronounced in adolescence, a time... ]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:52:56 +0000 337 2015-02-17 https://pectus.com/pectus-news/456-pectus-patient-stuns-doctors-by-revealing-he-regularly-drains-infected-implant-himself-with-syringes-bought-online https://pectus.com/pectus-news/456-pectus-patient-stuns-doctors-by-revealing-he-regularly-drains-infected-implant-himself-with-syringes-bought-online A man who was born with a sunken chest said he was 'worried for my life' after he regularly drained his infected implant himself with a syringe that he... ]]> Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:47:55 +0000 456 2016-08-19 https://photos.pectus.com/original/30/a2/0d/375AC23400000578-3747771-image-m-204-1471556402874-77-1471610908.jpg https://pectus.com/pectus-news/567-basketball-player-leads-team-after-pectus-excavatum-correction https://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 https://pectus.com/pectus-news/454-botched-by-nature-tv-show-will-show-pectus-excavatum-patient https://pectus.com/pectus-news/454-botched-by-nature-tv-show-will-show-pectus-excavatum-patient On the next episode of the new E! series, doctors Terry Dubrow and Paul Nassif travel to Iowa to meet with Brandon, who was born with pectus excavatum. ... ]]> Tue, 16 Aug 2016 18:44:29 +0000 454 2016-08-16 https://photos.pectus.com/original/cb/c1/2e/rs-600x600-160815164827-Botched-By-Nature-103-1-58-1471373090.jpg https://pectus.com/pectus-news/361-high-school-basketball-player-signs-with-college-after-nuss-surgery https://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