https://pectus.com/ https://pectus.com/pectus-news/590-olympic-champion-cody-miller-may-start-youtube-channel-about-his-pectus-excavatum https://pectus.com/pectus-news/590-olympic-champion-cody-miller-may-start-youtube-channel-about-his-pectus-excavatum While he is taking a brief break from posting vlogs each Wednesday, due to rehab for his knees, he shared that in the next few weeks, he will be... ]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2018 12:44:12 +0000 590 2018-08-17 https://pectus.com/pectus-news/348-munster-s-wilson-beckman-the-post-tribune-s-boys-swimmer-of-the-year https://pectus.com/pectus-news/348-munster-s-wilson-beckman-the-post-tribune-s-boys-swimmer-of-the-year Bouncing back from trying circumstances is nothing new for Beckman. In eighth grade, he underwent surgery for pectus excavatum, a condition in which a person's breastbone is sunken into... ]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2015 08:22:39 +0000 348 2015-03-25 https://photos.pectus.com/original/c0/64/0c/wilson-beckman-jpg-20150324-51-1427271806.jpeg https://pectus.com/pectus-news/418-hinsdale-central-s-nick-midlash-sets-personal-milestones-after-surgery https://pectus.com/pectus-news/418-hinsdale-central-s-nick-midlash-sets-personal-milestones-after-surgery Over winter break in December 2014, months before his sophomore track season, Hinsdale Central's Nick Midlash had surgery on his rib cage because of pectus excavatum, a condition in... ]]> Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:34:00 +0000 418 2016-04-08 https://photos.pectus.com/original/5d/6e/05/runner-13-1460133375.jpg https://pectus.com/pectus-news/373-teen-with-pectus-excavatum-honored-with-rotary-club-award https://pectus.com/pectus-news/373-teen-with-pectus-excavatum-honored-with-rotary-club-award Although she could have shied away from the topic, she has chosen to share her story publicly, often blogging about her condition online. In an effort to help other... ]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2015 12:37:38 +0000 373 2015-08-04 https://photos.pectus.com/original/9b/d9/a1/img-4803-t728x492-46-1438691887.jpg https://pectus.com/pectus-news/346-wmc-paramedic-to-face-the-surgery-of-her-life https://pectus.com/pectus-news/346-wmc-paramedic-to-face-the-surgery-of-her-life As one Wyoming Medical Center paramedic prepares for the surgery of her life, other hospital workers have come up with a way to support a colleague who has done... ]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:48:28 +0000 346 2015-03-12 https://photos.pectus.com/original/20/ac/5d/Capture-68-1426171855.jpg https://pectus.com/pectus-news/377-hope-for-teenagers-suffering-from-sunken-chest-syndrome https://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://pectus.com/pectus-news/495-nuss-surgery-helps-runner-achieve-his-goals https://pectus.com/pectus-news/495-nuss-surgery-helps-runner-achieve-his-goals On a recent afternoon, Nick Thatcher went out on a run without a shirt, striding easily, confidently, staying with a pack of Phoenix Desert Vista distance runners during their... ]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 13:49:45 +0000 495 2017-02-22 https://photos.pectus.com/original/58/d5/a1/636233188417854444-thatcher-65-1487771395.jpg https://pectus.com/pectus-news/435-health-cast-chest-wall-deformities-surgical-solutions https://pectus.com/pectus-news/435-health-cast-chest-wall-deformities-surgical-solutions A condition that you've probably never heard of can wreck a child's health and self-esteem. Pectus, or chest wall deformities, are fairly common. As many as... ]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:19:18 +0000 435 2016-06-14 https://photos.pectus.com/original/9e/bf/4d/carinatum-76-1465914053.jpg https://pectus.com/pectus-news/354-beauty-queen-who-had-pectus-excavatum-gives-back https://pectus.com/pectus-news/354-beauty-queen-who-had-pectus-excavatum-gives-back Sarah Manuel, the reigning Miss Paradise Kauai 2015, knows what children go through when they need to have surgery. “When I was 5 years old, I... ]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2015 13:07:01 +0000 354 2015-04-22 https://photos.pectus.com/original/a0/12/c6/55374fa63a645image-70-1429708051.jpg https://pectus.com/pectus-news/450-virginia-hospital-opens-nuss-center-for-chest-wall-deformities https://pectus.com/pectus-news/450-virginia-hospital-opens-nuss-center-for-chest-wall-deformities Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD) recently unveiled a space dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of chest wall deformities in children and young adults. The new Nuss Center... ]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2016 02:28:10 +0000 450 2016-08-03 https://photos.pectus.com/original/6a/a9/19/395016-63-1470191368.jpeg