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 ...

Have you ever seen a child with a depression in the center of their chest? Pectus excavatum — known commonly as funnel chest — occurs when the breast bone appears sunken into the chest cavity. It’s ...

Growing up, Matt Schiff was just like any other kid. However, when he entered his early teenage years, he noticed a difference between him and his friends: he had a deep indentation at the center of ...

Pectus excavatum is amenable to corrective surgical procedures, with a positive response to surgery seen in over 90% of cases. Surgery is best performed prior to adolescence as the chest wall is still ...

We've noticed an indent in our son's chest since he was about 6 years old. Our pediatrician diagnosed this as pectus excavatum but said that it was nothing to worry about. Six years later, he's ...

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 ...

Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital deformity of the sternum and anterior chest wall. The cosmetic disfigurement of pectus excavatum may sometimes be accompanied by impaired cardiac or ...

Evidence-based recommendations on placement of pectus bar for pectus excavatum (Nuss procedure). This involves placing one or two steel (pectus) bars under the breastbone with the aim of raising it ...