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First ever pectus excavatum correction surgery with 3D printed titanium plate completed in China
								
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									 "...doctors in the TangDu Hospital of the fourth Military Medical University in Xi'an city, Shaanxi province, China, have recently and successfully completed a complex pectus excavatum procedure in which...
								
							
						
								
									
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									 I will never forget when my hospital door opened and in walked a Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeon and his team. I was confused. Why was he here? I had just...
								
							
						
								
									
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                August 25, 2015
            
        
								
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									 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...
								
							
						
								
									
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									 "WORKUP OF THE PECTUS PATIENT"    Sept 15, 7-8pm EDT on GoToWebinar - with LIVE surgeon, Dr. Michael Goretsky    Our guest surgeon will be...
								
							
						
								
									
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                August 04, 2015
            
        
								
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									 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...
								
							
						
								
									
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                July 12, 2015
            
        
								
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									 Heather Sidwell Doan can’t wait to do what most of us take for granted: Draw a deep breath.    The young mother of two has pectus excavatum,...
								
							
						
								
									
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									 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...
								
							
						
								
									
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                April 24, 2015
            
        
								
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									 A paramedic diagnosed with pectus excavatum, a condition that forced her sternum to compress her heart, shifting her heart into her left lung, underwent surgery and is recovery. Tami...
								
							
						
								
									
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									 Surgery has been part of life for Richard “Rich” Cole. Since a young age Cole has struggled with a genetic disorder called Pectus Excavatum. It prevents proper circulation of...
								
							
						
								
									
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                April 22, 2015
            
        
								
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									 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...
								
							
						
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