{"id":27768,"date":"2024-11-20T15:59:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T15:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pectusup.com\/?p=27768"},"modified":"2026-01-26T11:38:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T11:38:33","slug":"pectus-excavatum-in-latvia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pectusup.com\/en\/pectus-excavatum-in-latvia\/","title":{"rendered":"Pectus Excavatum in Latvia: Recognized surgeons trained in the innovative Pectus Up technique"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1365px;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Last October, several successful surgeries with the <strong>Pectus Up<\/strong> technique were performed on patients affected by<strong> Pectus Excavatum in Latvia<\/strong>, specifically at the <strong>Children\u2019s Clinical University Hospital in Riga.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/venturamedicaltechnologies.com\/\"><strong>Ventura Medical Technologies<\/strong><\/a> team traveled to Latvia to provide hands-on training to local surgeons, working closely with <strong>Formedics<\/strong>, the <strong>Pectus Up<\/strong> partner in the Baltic States.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop was organized and attended by distinguished surgeons, including <em>Dr. Ksenija Soldatenkova<\/em> and <em>Dr. Janis Karlsons<\/em> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bkus.lv\/en\"><strong>Children\u2019s Clinical University Hospital<\/strong><\/a>, along with their colleague <em>Dr. Girts Aleksejevs.<\/em> <em>Dr. Andrius Timpa<\/em>, who traveled from <strong>Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos<\/strong> in <strong>Lithuania<\/strong>, also joined the training session to witness and gain expertise in the Pectus Up technique.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pectusup.com\/en\/pectus-excavatum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pectus Excavatum<\/strong><\/a> is a congenital condition in which the sternum is sunken into the chest. The Pectus Up procedure offers a minimally invasive solution, providing a safer and more effective alternative to traditional surgical methods.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the technique is extrathoracic provides numerous advantages, including a shorter recovery time, less pain and discomfort, and a lower risk of major complications. In addition, it offers an improved cosmetic result and durable, stable correction, ensuring that the chest remains in the desired position for a long-term.<\/p>\n<p>By training these surgeons in the <strong>Pectus Up<\/strong> technique, patients with <strong>Pectus Excavatum in Latvia<\/strong> now have improved access to advanced treatment locally, minimizing the need to travel abroad for care. This represents a significant landmark for the healthcare system in the Baltic States, expanding treatment options for patients with this thoracic deformity and positively impacting society.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pectus Excavatum in Latvia: Recognized surgeons trained in the innovative Pectus Up technique<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Several successful surgeries with the Pectus Up technique were performed on 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