Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Salt Lake City, Utah (Good Things Utah) — Katie W. Russell, MD, is a pediatric surgeon with solid interests in pediatric trauma, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Our son has pectus excavatum, and although he always struggled some to keep up with his friends, he has been involved in athletics since childhood. His pediatrician had said that the ...

MacAusland, W. Russell — Surgeon-in-Chief, Orthopedic Department, Carney Hospital. Tighe, Michael A. — Surgeon, St. John's Hospital, Lowell. For records and addresses of authors see "This Week's Issue ...

Pectus excavatum is a condition in which the breastbone grows inward, giving the chest a caved-in look. Also known as funnel chest or sunken chest, it is found both in children and adults, but it is ...