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 ...

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The diagnosis of pectus excavatum can be made by simple observation or recognition of an inward displacement of the sternum and anterior chest wall. Radiographic imaging can identify more subtle cases ...

Pectus excavatum is a condition where a person's breastbone is sunken into the chest. While the sunken breastbone is often noticeable shortly after birth, the severity of pectus excavatum typically ...

A common deformity that cases a depression in the chest wall inhibits lung function as the cavity grows deeper, a national study of 327 patients published in the Journal of Pediatrics found. "These ...

Often described as sunken or funnel chest, pectus excavatum appears as an indentation of the chest toward the spine. It is the most common deformity of the chest wall, occurs in one in every 1,000 ...

An assistant professor of thoracic surgery at Mount Sinai, Dr. Andrew Kaufman specializes in treating disorders of the chest wall — including pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum. He treats 50 ...

Caroline Emery, RGN, DipHealth Studies, is preadmission clinic nurse, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust Pectus deformities are the most common congenital chest-wall deformities and are better ...

A man who can fit his fist into his chest cavity due to a deformity runs into life-threatening complications after his implant becomes infected. Brandon, from Iowa, was born with pectus excavatum ...

Although the majority of individuals experience minimal to no symptoms, pectus excavatum can be associated with numerous cardiopulmonary manifestations. Patients tend to become symptomatic during ...

A common deformity that cases a depression in the chest wall inhibits lung function as the cavity grows deeper, a national study of 327 patients has found. A common deformity that cases a depression ...