The minimally invasive pectus carinatum surgery described by Abramson has been performed in many centers. We modified the "sub-muscular tunnel creation" part of the original Abramson technique. To ...

Youngsters with a growth condition that gives them a mis-shapen chest could be spared painful rib-cracking surgery thanks to a simple brace. However, scores of teenagers miss out on the non-invasive ...

In his day-to-day routine at the Heart Institute (INCOR) run by the University of São Paulo’s Medical School (FM-USP) in Brazil, thoracic surgeon Miguel Tedde ...

As a child, Henry loved to swim. But when he realised how different he looked to other boys in a swimsuit, he just wanted to stay at home. The 16-year-old was born with a deformity of the chest over ...

Pectus carinatum, also called a protruding sternum or pigeon chest, is a rare deformity in children. It causes the chest and ribs to stick out further than they should. Only one or two children out of ...

A teenager born with the condition known as pigeon chest is now standing taller than his twin brother after undergoing an innovative new treatment to correct the condition. A teenager born with the ...