What Is the Haller Index? A Simple Guide for Patients and Families
What they mean and how doctors use them When someone is diagnosed with pectus excavatum, doctors often refer to numbers and measurements that can sound confusing at first. The [...]
How Is Pectus Excavatum Diagnosed? Step-by-Step Guide
How Is Pectus Excavatum Diagnosed Step by Step? Pectus excavatum (a sunken breastbone) can look very different from one person to another. Diagnosis isn’t just about appearance: doctors evaluate [...]
Can you exercise with Pectus Excavatum?
Pectus Excavatum often called “sunken chest” is a congenital deformity of the sternum that produces a visible depression in the chest. It frequently affects self-esteem and body confidence and, [...]
Requiem for Professor Emilio Canalis
The world of thoracic surgery bids farewell today, July 14th, to Professor Emilio Canalis, a renowned thoracic surgeon. Born in Barcelona in 1955, he studied medicine at the University [...]
First Webinar for patients with Pectus Excavatum organized by surgeons specialised in Pectus Up
On Tuesday 16th June, Ventura Medical Technologies held a webinar session on Pectus Up for all Spanish-speaking people interested in learning about the new extrathoracic technique to fix the Pectus [...]
