Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a retrospective review, researchers determined that cosmetic breast surgery can be performed concurrently ...

Shawwaf et al. should be commended for their thorough analysis of a large cohort undergoing complex revision surgeries. Their findings underscore the critical need for centralization of revisional ...

The use of postoperative antimicrobial prophylaxis was not associated with improved clinical outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair — an operative ...

When Brock Jones took his shirt off at a pool party with some friends last summer, he didn't think twice about his sunken chest cavity—until a friend pointed it out. "Why is there a big hole in your ...

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 ...

Aug. 18, 2004 -- A modified Ravitch repair with minimal cartilage resection is effective for all variations of pectus excavatum (PE) in patients of all ages, resulting in a stable postoperative chest ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (KFSN) -- Pectus excavatum or "funnel chest" happens when a child grows quickly and the chest bones don't develop correctly, often causing a sunken or hollow-looking chest. Corrective ...

The most common chest wall deformities are pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum. Surgical repair of these deformities via minimally invasive technique using pectus bars is commonly preferred by ...