Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Operative and nonoperative treatment groups had similar narcotic pain medication utilization. There were no ...

University of Utah Health provides expert care for children, adolescents, and young adults who have chest wall deformities. Specialists at the Utah Pectus Program are experts in pectus deformities ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to results presented at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting, there is no difference in ...

Pectus excavatum occurs when the chest wall doesn’t form properly. This causes the cartilage connecting the sternum to the ribcage to grow abnormally, causing a concave appearance or indentation in ...

RMS of the chest wall is rare, comprising only 2% of RMS cases, with a 5-year overall survival rate of 61%. The consensus document was developed by global pediatric sarcoma groups, covering staging, ...

Chemical pleurodesis. The surgeon puts a chemical, usually talc, into the pleural space (the space between your lungs and your chest wall.)‌ Mechanical pleurodesis. The surgeon abrades (brushes) the ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Postmastectomy chest-wall irradiation (CWI) for intermediate-risk breast cancer had no impact on long-term survival, results of a large British study showed. After a median follow-up of ...

Chest discomfort in women presents unique challenges for both patients and healthcare providers, as symptoms often manifest differently than the classic presentations typically associated with male ...