Directory of Pectus Excavatum Resources

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Also know as "caved-in chest" or "funnel chest," Pectus Excavatum (PE) is a congenital deformity that causes the sternum to depress and the ribs to grow inward towards the spine.

Resources in This Category

• eMedicine: Pectus Excavatum

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1004953-overview
  Article on this condition.

• My Sweet Pectus

  http://mysweetpectus.wordpress.com/
  Personal account of adult correction of pectus excavatum with much useful information and reference material about the condition.

• Pectus Excavatum

  http://www.ctds.info/pectus_excavatum.html
  Exploring nutritional influences, including deficiencies or nutrient processing problems.

• Pectus Excavatum

  http://www.pectusinfo.com/
  Information on the condition with profile, weblog, forum and other useful links.

• Pectus Excavatum

  http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/pectus_excavatum/hic_pectus_excavatum.aspx
  An overview which covers symptoms, diagnosis, and repair.

• Pectus Excavatum

  https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003320.htm
  A description from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the national Institutes of Health, includes image and medical advice.

• Pectus Excavatum Surgical Procedure

  http://www.ccone.com/danny/
  A child's experience with Pectus Excavatum Surgery.

• Pectus excavatum: studiously ignored in the United Kingdom?

  http://adc.bmj.com/content/82/3/187.extract
  Excerpt from the Archives of Diseases in Children. Full text requires registration.

• Pectus Surgery

  http://www.pectus.co.uk/
  Information on pectus deformities, the kinds of treatment available and the repair surgery being undertaken at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, UK.

• Pectuscast

  http://pectuscast.blogspot.com/
  A podcast about Seth Goldin's experience with the Nuss procedure.

• The Nuss Procedure at CHKD

  http://www.chkd.org/Services/NussProcedure/
  Details about the minimally invasive procedure, developed by Dr. Donald Nuss at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, to correct pectus excavatum.

• UK Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum Information Site

  http://www.pectus.org/
  Provides information on these conditions, surgical and non-surgical treatments, photographs and a forum.

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